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Hummingbird

by George Hoerner

i knew her once
when she was a girl
so quickly
she became a woman
and now she's a lady

she has a home
flower gardens
and in the summer
watches her hummingbirds
beating their wings
wanting her protection
her loving sustenance

a lady well traveled
a mind brilliant like
light from daily sunshine
her shadow cast
as white and bright
as the billowing clouds

i knew her once
or thought i did
this angel in my heart
she taught me Shakespeare
i dreamed of touching her soul

i was a child
barely literate
looking for myself
this timeless activity
using up my life
while she grew
and spread her wings
she was fearless in argument
challenging all weak of spirit

she's changed her name
to hummibrd@
and answers at times

i suppose this
is today's manner
of communication
say as little as possible
and hope no questions
are asked

08/12/2007

Posted on 11/13/2008
Copyright © 2024 George Hoerner

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/13/08 at 05:10 AM

Quite possibly, eh? Some good thoughts expressed here. Some well-said questions as well.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 11/13/08 at 04:25 PM

I like the depth to this, enjoyable descriptions of both of you. Your last stanza has a wistful feel and I can sure relate to the "hummibrd@" communication condition.

Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/13/08 at 05:43 PM

How you pull us with you through the history, evoking feelings of joy and admiring thoughts and then I plumet at the end falling into the sadness and remembering the disappointment I often feel with "today's manner of communication." Excellent, George. I also appreciated the subtlety.

Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 11/15/08 at 11:22 AM

your writing George always makes me feel, like I could be there, and experiencing the very thing, right there beside you. there are many feelings here to parse through and in so doing, well worth the effort of discovering feelings within these passages which are my very own.

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