- Gary Hunter
Hummingbird in Hand - Aug. 7, 2022
hollowed by a death
lighter than life
she lays in my palm
once conscious and furious
in her movement
now a spiritless calm
when? where? how?
one day today
and who knows
the thief had a scheme
laid in wait snuck in
behind the sip of nectar
cut the wire
followed the fight plan
this time her motor ceased
mid-flight spiraled from the sky
the frail wreckage in my hand
green-throated white-eyed
one bent feather
I trace down my thumb
all the way to my heart