Contributor: Donal Mahoney
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This August evening
so many hummingbirds
helicopters of the garden
hover and dart
iridescent in the dusk
flower to flower
sipping perhaps
a last supper
then flying South
before the leaves
before the snow
us at the window
praying they'll stay
knowing they can't
praying for spring
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Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
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