Onto the white Petunias they soar and sip.
Siblings learning from hum and mum.
Juvenile wings twirling in a soft varum.
Adult wings with a much deeper varoom.
It’s getting closer to heading South.
Onto the yellow Ragweed they swoop and hover.
Siblings chasing each other far and wide.
Juvenile hearts beating at 300 RPM.
Adult hearts showing a similar pace.
Youth learning to fly South before the Fall.
Onto the purple Geraniums they wait their turn.
Siblings swooping up and down and about.
Juveniles readying their beaks for horns of plenty.
Adult beaks nudging ‘em to continue trying.
It’s even closer to their first flight South.
Onto the lilies they glisten and glide.
Siblings siphoning nectar one after another.
Juveniles flying up and down in swirls and flutters.
Adults flying to nearby branches observing this clutter.
Fall is nearing and the southern breezes are beckoning.
Onto the phlox they chose the best.
Siblings a rush to learn how to dart and soar.
Juveniles discerning good nectar sources.
Adults winging in and out of pathways well taught.
Soon they’re off to their genetic destination.
Well, off they go in early September breezes.
Soaring at high altitude that parents freely show.
To a North Carolina spot that instinct well chose.
To return to a yard with flowers galore.
The southern trip again successfully fulfilled.
To return to Treetops in Spring as before.
Juveniles to adults a new generation becomes.
From mid-flight love a next generation springs.
All sipping the nectar that loving flowers bring.
And, we get to watch hummingbirds play once again.
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