Tagged: hummingbird

we take turns playing

we take turns playing
the piano for the deer
napping in the yard,

the hummingbirds sword dance out
of rhythm, flashing their wings
.
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it must be august –

it must be august –
ruby-throated hummingbirds
dive-bombing in the

backyard, molting bluejays bald like
a newborn fallen from its nest
.
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the heat wave rolling

the heat wave rolling
into town knocks out our ACs,
the hummingbird still

visits, doing aerial
acrobatics, not sweating
.
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every september, our

every september, our
backyard becomes
an olympic
gymnasium, with dad
as the umpire, overseeing
guest and resident
hummingbirds
as they whip the air
to compete for the last
of the nectar, filling
up for the long
migration south
.
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in the backyard,

in the backyard,
the hummingbirds
are exhibiting
territorial
behavior over the last
day of August,
charging at one
another into dusk
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: territorial

in dad’s backyard, the

in dad’s backyard, the
hummingbirds honor the hand
that feeds, small pleasures
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: pleasures

the hummingbirds came

the hummingbirds came
home last friday, and dad was
ready for them – our

backyard strategically blooming
with fire engine red feeders
.
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on the first day of

on the first day of
autumn, dad’s hummingbirds are
still fighting over

every drop of deliverance,
a sugary endeavor
.
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the hummingbird rattles in

the hummingbird rattles in
the teacup of morning –
such polite sips
.
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