I’ve Only Seen Them in Pictures

The hummingbirds don’t fly this far north
and hemlock grows everywhere.
But maybe with a little time,
when the weather gets hotter,
and the storm clouds dry up,
the little birds can beat their tiny hearts
a little bit longer
to take the hemlock away.

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