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Hummingbird Dance

Tales Of Nightingale Lynn

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]I[/su_dropcap] LOST one of my older sisters to breast cancer. She and I both were six months finishing up treatments, and when we would get together, we would share our thoughts on what this chemo was doing to our bodies, but we always found a moment to laugh and see the beauty that was right before our eyes.

One day, we saw a couple of hummingbirds flitting in and about the feeder.

My sister loved hummingbirds, so after she passed away, whenever I would see hummingbirds, I would think of that day with her.

On a lazy after noon, a few years later, while praying and meditating on a friend’s patio, I watched, as the hummingbirds would flitter back and forth to gain a spot on the feeder. I went into a trance, thinking of my sister and wrote this this poem for her…

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HummingbirdHummingbirds Dance

They flitter and flutter back and forth,

Chasing each other as though to say,

Wait, don’t leave, I want to play!

The sounds of their wings as they flutter about,

How tiny they are, the smallest no doubt,

Of all the creatures that fly in the air,

The tiny hummingbirds equally share,

A wonderful play -time that seems to dance

My sister loved them; they can fly for a mile,

She once told me that hummingbirds make her smile.

She said “someday I will share with them, we

Flitter and flutter, we will dance and share, the

Playtime of hummingbirds that fly through the air.

Copyright 2009 Lynn[/message]

Lynn Forrester-Pitocco
Lynn Forrester-Pitocco
LYNN is Retired from Law Enforcement as a Police Officer, with a background in nursing and previously a member of the Search and Rescue Team with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, A retired member of the Orange Police Department, she became the first female SWAT member on an elite team while becoming a member of the Olympic Shooting Team during the early years on the department. A mother and a grandmother, a devout Catholic who currently resides in Houston, Texas. Her hobbies include writing, painting, and a contemplative prayer life. She is in love with her faith, but the love she carries for her two grown children and grandchildren who rest in her heart surpasses everything except her faith in God. Since retirement, Lynn has done private investigation, worked as a gang counselor with middle schools, A member of Bl. Mother Teresa’s Order called the (Lay Missionaries of Charity), she is also a pro-life advocate, often called upon to give testimony and speak to youth groups, as well as adult forums. She has published a children’s book entitled “The Children’s Garden” and is currently working on two additional children’s books. She is currently working on the major one focused on her experience in Law Enforcement entitled “Heels and a Badge”. (copyright). Her paintings and sketches, writings, can be viewed on her Pinterest boards (click on the Pinterest ICON below). Her dream is to one-day write a movie for Hallmark. Dreams do come true … See Lynn’s entire collection of thought-provoking Articles by clicking on her byline. Lynn is a contributing author to the inspiring book Chaos to Clarity: Sacred Stories of Transformational Change.

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  1. Lynn, this is beautiful. You know . . . my sister loves hummingbirds too. She is 11 years older than me and has always been my hero. Because of our age difference I don;t remember growing up with her much but she has always been there for me. I’m so glad you’re in this network. I like having you for a friend.

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