Hummingbird Poems: Archilochus colubris III

Archilochus colubris III

Eleanor flits,
curious,
desiring to see
the sons of Adam
enthroned before her
in folding chairs.

She hides to drink,
but raises a cautious head
and weighs the young magi
with a single bright eye.

She grows braver with each visit.

Eleanor flits,
hovers
dances before them,
little knowing she has captured
the heart of a king.

Her courage has found favor—
for he has determined to feed her
from his own hand.

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Rachel Donahue

Rachel S. Donahue is a poet and the Chief Creative Officer of Bandersnatch Books, a small press publisher of treasures found off the beaten path for lovers of all that is good, true, and beautiful.

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