Hummingbird

You fluttered above my head

When you were gone,

So suddenly,

It shocked the watchers

Who saw you there.

While I spoke sweet words

Of love and loss,

You paid a sunrise visit.

Defying death,

You emerged again,

Eternal and beautiful,

And I cried.

I didn’t see you then

But I do now.

You are everywhere –

And I feel your presence

In gardens,

On porches,

Alighting on limbs,

Perching on palms,

Savoring the sap of life.

You’ve become an icon,

Now, sweet hummingbird,

And not just for me.

We all expect you near,

A manifest of infinity,

Reminding us of harmony

And peace,

Of courage and joy.

While you flit about

Here and there,

Dining on nectar

And other fare,

We know

Your spirit lives on.

With unabashed energy

You hover over us,

A reminder that a noble love

Will never be forsaken.

                        Judith DeChesere-Boyle, September 2013, For Alex

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

                                                                                                       -- Rumi

Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.

                                                                                                         --Terri Guillemets