I Am a Bud

by Mark Weltner

I am a bud, a fuzzy flower bud
make fist stroke fist
The sun comes out and I open up
ø hand circles w/finger open “bud”
Along comes a bee with lots of fuzz
ø hand: finger zooms around gently
Circles me with a buzz buzz buzz
circles over “flower” hand
One petal, two petal, three, four, five,
“bee” touches each finger
Takes a sniff, “Smells so nice!”
palm up to nose, sniff
Flies away to her big beehive
“bee” flies away
Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye.
“bee” and “flower” wave to each other
“Now the flower can close up for the night.”