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Silver Bird

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Written for dVerse Quadrille – “Ho-hum,
it’s time to Poem”. Our host, De Jackson,
asks us to write a 44-word quadrille
using forms of the word “hum”.

Image by Me & Gemini

Four hummingbirds hover, a beautiful view,
While humble wild fuchsias are covered in dew.
No human could copy this wonderful sound,
Of tiny thumping wings fluttering around.
These silvery humdingers drum fast as they fly,
While Engelbert Humperdinck songs float to the sky.

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44 Words

This is “On the Wings of a Silver Bird” by Engelbert Humperdinck

Quadrille #256 – Ho-hum, it’s time to Poem 

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18 thoughts on “Silver Bird”

    1. A hummingbird came by the other day to dine on my coleus. He was so small and quick, I thought at first he was a dragonfly! Of course, by the time I was ready to take a photo, he’d taken off! Thanks very much, De; this was a fun challenge.

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  4. Lovely poem – humming birds are such delightful delicate little creatures I can’t say the same of Englebert – my mum took me to a theatre to see him live I was about 10 – why who knows- she obviously liked him sadly I never have 😂

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