Carmen Alexander

Hello, Goodbye

I sit silent and still

patiently listening

high pitched chatter

quick staccatos

tick-tick-tick-tick-tick

a buzz, a flutter, a hum,

overhead diminutive

feathered engine

noticing nectar,

and me, in a brief

inquisitive detour

hello

goodbye

a magic moment

left to reflect 

on your tiny,

yet fierce 

fragile

existence

not so unlike 

my own