Ruby-throat

at the azaleas flibberty- gibbet

nectar-

extractor

hovers a minute

on invisible currents

floats before flowers

elicits elixir

flits beyond sight

emerald glance

unimagined by Faberge

shimmering creature

catches the sun

darts

is eclipsed

in a leaf

overlapping

lost in a dappling

whisks into view

ascot ablaze

scarlet of petals

reflecting its flames

resplendent

in suit-of-lights

wind-riding picador

spearing a blossom

takes

minuscule

sips

then zips

to the next

like elusive ideas

he tantalizingly

dances a frenzy

above the azaleas

vanishes

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