Poem: Photos - Hummingbirds at work

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Messenger by Mary Oliver

My work is loving the world.

Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird,

equal seekers of sweetness.

Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.

Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

Are my boots old?   Is my coat torn?

Am I no longer young, and still half-perfect?

Keep my mind on what matters,

which is my work.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore