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Igor's inspiration (Free verse) by zzinnia66

I saw the song of sunlight in an open-throated lily six-stepped through and through by black-banded _Bombi_ who harvested as was their right and flew despite what’s true.

zzinnia66 14-Jul-03/2:15 PM
Six-stepped--a 2 step, as performed by bees. :) The meter is uneven on purpose. should give the weaving feeling of a bee in flight.

Folklore is that Igor Sikorsky was inspired to invent the helicopter by watching a bumble bee (_Bombus americanus_, plural, _Bombi_). For the longest time, it was thought to be scientifically impossible for bumblebees to fly, given their mass and energy consumption. It's all about the lift, really.

Again, perplexingly obscure reference, for the literati and the geeks here on the ranker. And, of course, for the gardeners cum entymologists among us.







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