Hummer by Lyn Littlefield Hoopes

Hummingbird comes

a-float a-flit,

hangs on his hum

ruby throat lit,

a-flutter a-flitter,

green gown a-glitter,

shy eye aglow,

honeybird sips

sweet honey flow,

a-whirr in a blur

of invisible wings,

a-thrumming

a-strumming

shy hummingbird sings.