Anna’s Hummingbird — Images by kenne
Humming-Bird
by D.H. Lawrence
I can imagine, in some other world
Primeval-dumb, far back
In that most awful stillness,
That only gasped and hummed,
Humming-birds raced down the avenues.
Before anything had a soul,
While life was a heave of matter, half inanimate,
This little bit chipped off in brilliance
And went whizzing through the slow, vast, succulent stems.
I believe there were no flowers then,
In the world where the humming-bird flashed ahead of creation.
I believe he pierced the slow vegetable veins with his long beak.
Probably he was big
As mosses, and little lizards, they say, were once big.
Probably he was a jabbing, terrifying monster.
We look at him through the wrong end of the telescope of
Time,
Luckily for us.
Hummers are wonderful! In New England we have Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, which are also awesome! Great shots!
Thank you.
Love these shots. The beauty of the bird and the skill of the photographer both take my breath away.
Thank you, Mike. Your comment is most appreciated.
how lovely.!! when I was living in mexico, I use to see hummingbirds outside my window…it was always so exciting for me.!
This beautiful, energetic bird is always a joy yo watch.
I couldn’t agree more.!!