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Hummingbird
By Grace Nichols
from Cosmic Disco
Hovering in mid-air
like no other -
Forward
backward
upward
then nose
diving
downward -
Iridescent bomber, bringing
no harm to the heart of a flower -
The flower that gives up her nectar
but expects you, Hummingbird, to carry
the golden dust of her desire -
No wonder the ancient Aztecs
named you 'pollinating child-of-the-sun'.
© Grace Nichols, from Cosmic Disco, Frances Lincoln, 2013
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