Hummingbird Quotes – –

Three hummingbirds. Photo: Stetson Art Prints.

Hummingbirds have inspired artists and storytellers throughout the ages. Below are some hummingbird quotes and poems about these colorful birds. To learn more about these special birds, visit my post Meanings and Symbolism of Hummingbirds.

“Like the hummingbird slurping nectar from every flower, I fly joyfully through my days and see beauty in everything.”
– Amethyst Wyldfyre

“May my faith always be
at the end of the day
like a hummingbird…
Return to his favorite flower.”
– Sanober Khan, Turquoise silence

“The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air.”
– Chogyam Trungpa

“If I were a flower
Hummingbird would be my favorite bee
And if I were blind
I would like to see the light of darkness.”
– Munia Khan

“I hear what you see – like that hummingbird outside that window.”
– Ray Charles

“There’s no easy way to bathe a hummingbird.”
– Kehlog Albran

“A way of impermanence
With rotating wheel;
A resonance of emerald,
A rush of cochineal;
And every flower on the bush
Fits his fallen head,—
The mail from Tunis probably
An easy morning ride.”
– Emily Dickinson, The hummingbird

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