Poet's corner

I wish I were a hummingbird

with bright red beak and swallow tail curved

I’d fly from flower to flower gathering nectar with my beak

In your lovely garden by the creek

And flit by the blue hammock where you sleep

I would not disturb you, no my dear

I’d fly real close, but have no fear

I would not frighten you or make you sad

as I feast on orchids, hibiscus, bromeliads

I’d flutter my wings and dance and dance

to get your attention just perchance

you’d see the way my feathers shine

and smile at me just one time