My Guy

MY GUY

Hostas flower stalks spring up in the month of July;

soon trumpet flowers will be visited by my guy.

Just who is my guy?

My guy is quite shy.

                        My guy is seen nigh.

His two wings are dyed.

With others he vies

for nectar sweet as pie

from hosta flowers high

above where green leaves lie.

He comes to say hi

then quickly waves bye-bye.

Just why?

He’s shy.

My

guy.

He flies with his wings dyed.

“Who is he?," you reply.

Here’s the answer. It's a tie

between hummers and butterflies.

* * * * *

Have you ever thought

or wondered about

butterflies that

flutter then float,

hummingbirds that

dip,

sip,

zip

quick.

Did God create them for more than our enjoyment?

So we would consider what the Creator meant?

Monarchs who journey from Mexico

then return when the weather turns cold.

With a butterfly brain so small

yet responds to the Creator’s call.

Created with intelligence

and also graceful elegance.

Hummers, the smallest of birds,

who don’t sing, yet can be heard.

Who dines on gnats and bugs so small

and pollinates red flowers – all.

Created with a purpose and plan

and can be seen across this great land.

If only we used our God-given intelligence

for the plan and purpose it was intended, hence

great things would be accomplished.

Those in need would not just wish.

Their needs would now be met

and there would be no debt.

God tells us to take care of the fatherless,

the widows, the poor, the weak, and oppressed.

Is that what our God, the Creator, meant

when He designed small-headed creatures we’ve met:

to teach us to use our minds

and to everyone be kind?

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;

maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy.

Psalm 82:3-4

Hummers in the bee balm, monarchs in the cone flowers, and swallowtails in the lilies this afternoon.

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