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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Lorelei Kay


Guarder of the Nectar

 

The green-throated hummingbird

perches on a branch near the patio

feeder, providing daily company

as I peruse my morning paper.

 

As other hummers fly close,

they are quickly chased

away in a blur of flight

by the defending sentinel.

 

Hour after hour, day after day,

he guards his territory, bolting

after any intruder who might

threaten his personal supply.

 

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