Hummingbirds

In my backyard in north TexasTheir hearts stopped beating in mid-flight.

— Hummingbirds

Across the downs a hummingbird To scrutinize the flowers.

— Hummingbirds

The male is colored much more gorgeously than the female so that he can be shot and made into feather embroidery.

— Hummingbirds

[Footnote:] Much still remains to be learned about his sex life because the Hummingbird is quicker than the eye.

— Hummingbirds

My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird—equal seekers of sweetness

— Hummingbirds

Jewelled coryphéeWith quivering wings like shielding gauze outspread.

— Hummingbirds

Quick as a humming bird is my love,Dipping into the flowers of my heart.

— Hummingbirds

And the humming-bird that hungAnd left him hanging there.

— Hummingbirds

A flash of harmless lightning, From flower to flower he flies.

— Hummingbirds