andrew:
"snatched these words from hummingbird.com and a collection of hummingbird
myths by Larry Gates..."
:)
KS
On 26/01/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Great 'humming' poem, Bob. I'd leave out the man and woman becoming ...
> and
> the medicine man because those images reversely personify the hummingbird,
> if you know what I mean. I like the hummingbird to take on its own
> powerful
> and mysterious qualities without the pollution or corruption of humanity.
> I'm not being very clear so I hope you know that I really like the poem -
> those parts just distracted me from the hummingbird's 'deep image'.
>
> And was 'Hummingbird' a BBKing hit? I seem to remember it, humming around
> in
> the jukebox of my mind.
>
> Nice to hear from you, Bob. I'm in Kunming at present, soaking up some sun
> and fresh air <g>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On 25/01/07, Bob Marcacci <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > the god of music and poetry
> > took the form of a hummingbird and descended
> > into the underworld to make love to a goddess
> > who then gave birth to the first flower
> >
> >
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