REASONS
Hummingbird, so quick you fly -
tasting nectar sweet;
Reds and pinks, your favourite blooms -
they are your summer treat.
Wings, that as you stand mid-air -
or so it seems to me -
Make a sound like a miniature plane,
flying fast and free.
Oh, to move as swiftly as you
and still maintain such grace!
That is the talent God gave you -
none other could keep up your pace.
Each of us has a reason
to be upon this earth;
Yours must be to make us pause
and realise your beauty and worth.
©Joan Adams Burchell
August 10, 2006
