The little jewel is rushing
As she is wont to do
Among the hyssops
Still standing in the fading garden
Kisses for all as she flies
She eyes the next and next
So many to say goodbye to
Before she leaves
So soon
Packing her sugar trunks
For the long lonely flight
Off and away before the Harvest Moon
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A delightful write Lorna.
Thanks Orchi - did you see them in little battle helmets in 1066?
Oh yes! lol.
I'm thinking I will be watching for it on YouTube............. be sure to wear a big sign with your name on it!
Will do. lol. Erm, I was gonna say there will be a big arrow pointing to me, saying 'ME'. But arrows are a bit controversial for 1066. lol.
Skewered Orchidee ..... is that your banner?
I luv hummingbirds so I admired this lil poem and you employed them so uniquely and awesomely in muse here wow. Luv your wording. Kudos.
So nice to read from your ink again, Pleez do review/comment my newest poem too.
Hello s and thank you for your kind comments! I'm off to read others poems now..........
Lorna,
“Among the hyssops
Still standing in the fading garden “
“Off and away before the Harvest Moon”
A message beautifully delivered by your deliberate and thoughtful choice of words. I very much enjoyed this write and the clip that is accompanying your poem!
This has a sense of finality, but also the sense of a fragranced NEW BEGINNING!
~Laura~
Time goes so fast! Summer is really the season of the hummingbirds that come in mid-May and leave mid-September........ I make sugar water for them every day........ and there's an odd thing they do........ just before they leave they start hovering in the window (no food there) as if to say thank you. Happened to my sister as well. I think they are the souls of people who loved us. Thanks for your lovely comments as usual!
As I planned for today’s dinner, I was thinking of you and your garden!
My aunt loves noodles cooked in mint flavored milk! Her small garden is full with mint right now! The aromatic mint leaves remind her of my beloved grandmother who cooked this specialty for the family once a year. It had a special meaning! So today is the day for her special meal!
How cool it that! I never would have thought of that combination. I love picturing you in your Italian kitchen - very lovely images come to mind. And smells! Have a wonderful wonderful day. Oh and I have mint growing in my garden but it likes to escape and I usually let it roam around a bit but with the tons of rain we had it totally went berserk and I had to pull it out like mad! There's plenty left for next year though!
Thank you my friend! 🤗🤗
P.S - do you use the mint?
Only in ice tea really but then I don't do much complex cooking - keep it very simple ... I do crush up the mint and rub on my hands or around the kitchen sink or just in water in a mason jar for the smell!
I dry it for the winter months so that I can use it to make my mint tea! There aren’t too many tees that I enjoy...except for mint tea!
Believe it or not I never thought of that! And stupid me buys mint tea! Well now I'll just rush out there today and see if any of it is still lingering! I guess I could freeze it as well!
You could freeze it, but I found it best dried! Experiment and you can decide for yourself.
Delightful write, we do not have humming birds in the UK they must be magic to watch.
That's a terrible shame because they seem to belong in a land of bird lovers and pixies!
A beautiful wee write Lorna
All my little Thumbelinas!
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