Aerial Acrobat
I am highly evolved,
to fly with ease.
I flit with the butterflies,
and vie with the bees.
For the sweet nectar,
that powers my wings.
Gives me the energy,
to do marvelous things.
Like hover in midair,
to survey the scene.
Snatch a bug in mid-flight,
and float like a dream.
The air is my playground,
the air is my home.
Move into my territory,
and I won't leave you alone.
I must keep moving,
for I am not safe.
Others would catch me,
like a wandering waif.
If I don't eat, many times,
my weight every day.
I will starve to death,
my strength gone away.
But don't you worry,
about my plight.
I'm hardy enough,
for a long distance flight.
Across the Gulf of Mexico,
I fly with the breeze.
If a hurricane don't get me,
to the land of my ease.
A tropical paradise,
where I can cavort.
Choose a mate for the journey,
to the far, far north.
Where I will raise my young,
in a dainty nest,
teach them to fly loops,
and all the rest.
So if you are down,
and can't get going.
Think of the little hummingbird,
and all that he is knowing.
So, what are you waiting for?
What's holding you back?
Fly like a hummingbird,
and you're on the right track.
Copyright 2012 © Ronald W. Hull
9/27/12
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Blessings,
Christine
I like the questions in your closing verse very much and enjoyed the garden through your eyes.
a hummingbird *Ron* So I
thoroughly enjoyed your
poem..
Lady Vivian
perfectly in keeping with the theme;
i do envy their beauty and extraordinary
abilities, their passion for living..they
know no other way
a delight of a poem, Ron
john
Anna
fee
Strange to me that you put yours out now, when we just brought ours in today. Say hello to our hummers when they stop at your place!
Connie
Deborah
budd
tonic sweet syrup for... they are coming in droves
many times I have tried to capture them on film
but they are faster than lightening...
"So if you are down,
and can't get going.
Think of the little hummingbird,
and all that he is knowing."
Loved all of this simply beautiful with the personal touch of your own photo
Love and Light
Lily
Love ya!
Jane