So Much the Better

there is the difference
they know when to hit high notes 
nightingales 

speaking in stings 
docile nests have few fighters
honeybee homes

are they night silent? 
do even their wings find rest?
so much the better  

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, copyright April 20, 2024, all rights reserved 
based on a writing prompt for National Poetry Month, courtesy of Poetry Super Highway