The Ruby Throats
The Ruby Throats
By: Donal Mahoney
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.
Beautifully and neatly observed (apropos its subject) with a fine capper of an ending. “Jet back to thimble nests” is superbly depicted.