John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ

Right.  Just-TEN. FEET. OutSIDE.  Our.  LIVING-ROOM.  WINDOW
IN.    AN    OLD.  Huge.  Pine-TREE.  On. Tip. Top
BRANCH   IS.  For. Now. The. >>>.  SECOND. <<<
YEAR.  In. The. Same.  --MUD--
HUMMING-BIRD
NEST://///------****************


WITH.  A.  MOMMY.  HUMMING-BIRD
P R O U D L Y.       Sitting.  And.  Warming.  
HER.  PRECIOUS.  Baby-HUMMING
Birds--Unhatched.  Growing. -Little.  {{. EGG. }}
as.   All.   Through.    The.  END-OF-WINTER,
We. Every.  Minute. WATCH. And.   WORRY
About. The.    L I T L E.    HUMMING-BIRD
EGG.   As. It's. Freezing. Windy. And
R E A L L Y.   ###.  COLD.  ###
O.  U.  T.  S.  I.  D.  E______
But. The.  COURAGEOUS
MOMMY.  HUMMING-BIRD
Protects. And.  DEFENDS
HER.  __Young__
and.   {{. SHE. }}
SITS.  PATIENT
And.  __STILL__
ALL>>. DAY
                    ALL>>>NIGHT
Cuddled-UP
                   AND
WARMLY--FEATHERED--and
S.  N.  U.  G.  G.  L.  E.  D
>>>>>>>.  UP.  <<<<<<<<
IN.    ] HER [.    AMAZING
STRONG. STURDY. And
S. E. C. U. R. E
SAFE. And
SOUND
>>>.  >>>.  MUD.  <<<.  <<<
H U M M I N G---BIRD
N
            E
                        S
                                     T
_AT_PROTECTING_
--N U R T U R I N G--
HOME. SWEET
H O M E
A T
R
        E
                S
                        T://///-----***************


THE.  WIND.  WAS.  FIERCELY.    B L O W I N G,
HARD. And.  COLD,     And.  The.  --TEMPERATURE--
D
   R
    O
      P
        P
          E
            D
Way down. Very
F R E E Z I N G
L
   O
      W://////-------*************


BUT. This. AMAZING.  COURAGEOUS.  MOTIVATED
Dedicated. And.  Determined.   --STRONG-BRAVE-
And---BOLD---     MOTHER-HUMMING-Little
B
                I
                                R
                                                   D
___________________________
________________________
_____________________
__________________
_______________
____________
_________
______
___
-
TO.  Leave. {{. HER. }}
N
        E
                S
                         T
>>. {{. SHE. }}. <<
Would. Not.  Budge. 
OR.  MOVE. And
Put. ]] HER. [[
Sweet-BABY
Humming-BIRD
___EGG___
at.  RISK
and. MOVE
FLY
A W A Y
O
   R
>>>.  GO.  <<<://////-------*************


Then.    It. Seemed.  As.   Long. AS.  A.  -COLD-CHILLY-RAINING-WINDY-STORMY
F.               R.               E.               E.               Z.               I.                N.                G
F.              R.              E.              E.              Z.              I.              N.              G
M
            O
                        N
                                    T
                                               H
>>>.  OR.  >>>.   MORE
THEN.  Thank-GOD
A.  Tiny. Little
Sweet.   Baby
HUMMING
B
   I
      R
         D
>>. HEAD. <<
WE.  Could
Finally
S
   E
      E://////-----*************


Sitting.  Shivering.  All. ALONE
IN.  The.  Little. MUD-NEST
SO.  COLD.   And
CHILLY://///----***************


MOMMY.    HUMMING-BIRD,
WAS.  SO.  Busy. Flying
Back and   Forth
Fast. And. Furious
C O L L E C T I N G
Sweet-NOURISHING
Flower-NECTAR
From. Every.  Early
Blooming-FLOWER,
From. SUN-UP
TO. SUN
D
  O
   W
    N
TO.  FEED.  ]]. HER. [[
PRECIOUS.  Cold. And
H U N G R Y
Little
BABY:////----************


SO.  HER. Baby. Can. GROW
and.  FLY-HAPPY.  And
F
                R
                                  E
                                                    E
FreeFreeFreeFreeFreeFreeFree://///-----**********


NOW. I. CAN. SEE. That. Our. Little.  Neighbor.  Baby
HUMMING----BIRD----IS----Really--Getting--TOO
BIG.   FOR.  THE.  Little
N
        E
                S
                          T
and.  SOON.  WILL
AWAY
F
   L
      Y:///////--------***********


THEN.  I.  WILL.    BE.   HAPPY.   The
Baby.  Humming-BIRD
SURVIVED
The.  COLD
WIND. And
Freezing
RAIN
and
When. It.  FLIES.  HIGH
and. FREE.  Happily
AWAY.
B
         U
                  T
I.      WILL
SMILE
and. SAY
 A
Sad. Good-BYE
AND. Have
a. Little
SIGH://////-----*************


THE.  MAGESTIC.   MOTHER-NATURE.  Takes. Care.  OF.  It's.   OWN://///------*************


AS. I.  SEE,  
{{{{{{{{.  GODS.  }}}}}}}.
   MIRACLE.  LIFE.  LIVING.  And.  LOVING
PURE.   And.  TRUE.  Natural.  BEAUTY.    IN
HOW. This.  Dedicated. Devoted.  Determined.  
COURAGEOUS.  MOTHER.   MOTIVATED
Strong. Bold. And. BRAVE
HUMMING-BIRD
Had. Such. Loving
N U T U R I N G
SWEET
PURE
LOVE
TO
]]. HER. [[
Baby
]]. EGG. [[
MIRACLE
SHOWN://///-----************











BY.       JOHN.       D.       JUNGERS
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