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This last poem is about
the creative inspiration

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of hummingbirds, but also about
a family member written in 2019.

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"For Kathryn.

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A hummingbird hovers above the
branches outside the window.

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Soon the earth will rise again.

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Waking from earth's sleep,

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Green leaves begin to emerge.

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Tiny purple flowers bloom
like tiny notes of music.

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Háshínee', and so it is.

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We called you loved one.

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We called you daughter, sister,
wife, mother, grandmother.

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We called you friend, teacher.

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After we have feasted
in your honor,

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Remembered you in tender ways,

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Told stories of you,

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And the rain has
washed away our tears,

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We will give you back
to the other side.

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We will release you.

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We will sing you back
to your relatives,

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Sing you back to the places
where you once walked,

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And return you to the stars.

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Háshínee', and so it is.

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You will return to us
in the changing season

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Of a hummingbird
hovering above a branch,

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The season of green
leaves emerging

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In the notes of
tiny purple flowers,

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Singing in the rain."

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Thank you.

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Yeah.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Now, it's time to dance.

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