Apr 2012
Walking along the path today
I spotted the humming bird
he hovered
s l o w l y r o s e
until almost out of sight
Then in the blink of an eye
he made a terrific dive
and hovered once more
and repeated his question:
"Darling do you love me? Will you be my bride?
Will you raise your lovely children, with me by you side?
Will you marry me?"
slowly again he rose and dove
repeating
"(my) Love?!"
I spotted the humming bird
he hovered
s l o w l y r o s e
until almost out of sight
Then in the blink of an eye
he made a terrific dive
and hovered once more
and repeated his question:
"Darling do you love me? Will you be my bride?
Will you raise your lovely children, with me by you side?
Will you marry me?"
slowly again he rose and dove
repeating
"(my) Love?!"
©Sunshine Beam
Today I saw a Rufous Hummingbird while on a walk. He was making a courtship display. It was very lovely to watch, especially the sudden, tremendous dive! I imagined the lighthearted chatter to his beloved as his porposal in the poem. And the sudden sound he made at the end of his dive as "Love?!"
Today I saw a Rufous Hummingbird while on a walk. He was making a courtship display. It was very lovely to watch, especially the sudden, tremendous dive! I imagined the lighthearted chatter to his beloved as his porposal in the poem. And the sudden sound he made at the end of his dive as "Love?!"
