The Ruby Throats Poem by Donal Mahoney

The Ruby Throats



Hummingbirds dance
iridescence afire

around the red feeder
hung in the cedar

a symphonic swirl
ruby throats glistening

sipping sweet nectar
sipping until

it's time to jet back
to thimble nests.

The tiniest beaks
are open and waiting.

Thursday, July 31, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: birds
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