Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Van Dyke, Henry 1852 1933 Dyke, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Henry I. Van The White Bees Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The White Bees" by Henry Van Dyke is a collection of poems and lyrical pieces written in the early 20th century. This work captures a reflective and spiritual exploration of nature, love, and the human experience. The likely topic revolves around the themes of longing, beauty, and personal reflections intertwined with the natural world. In "The White Bees," Van Dyke employs rich imagery and varied forms, ranging from narrative legends to intimate lyrics. The poems traverse different emotional landscapes, often centering on the elusive nature of happiness and the fleeting moments of joy, as illustrated in the titular poem where Aristaeus laments the loss of his bees, symbolic of lost sweetness and vitality. The collection also includes celebratory pieces for America, meditations on the lives of poets, and personal explorations of relationships and nature. Van Dyke's verses resonate with a distinct musicality, inviting readers to reflect on the beauty and transient nature of life and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 121258 2025-08-02T08:57:27.973289 text/html 121079 2025-01-08T21:44:46.746687 text/html 103878 2025-08-02T08:57:33.042248 application/epub+zip 103900 2025-08-02T08:57:29.691279 application/epub+zip 103900 2025-08-02T08:57:28.571276 application/epub+zip 205266 2025-08-02T08:57:35.506245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189858 2025-08-02T08:57:32.359249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160991 2022-09-02T11:37:58.426171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91032 2025-08-02T08:57:27.702289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90967 2021-01-08T23:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16977 2025-08-02T08:57:35.646223 application/rdf+xml 11185 2025-08-02T08:57:29.059265 image/jpeg 3154 2025-08-02T08:57:28.811255 image/jpeg 36082 2021-01-08T23:41:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 101440 2025-08-02T08:57:27.985274 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia