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Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Bees Musicians The Ordeal of George PattonA greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our liveslike a message in a bottle.Robert McCrum, writer and editor Ten Poems about Bees is a title in the Instead of a Card series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. Bees work hard, and there is something in their diligence that touches us. Most of us see only a fraction of their absorbing