Inside the Nest
Oh Glorious Spring!
Allow me to peek inside
Your brown velvet nest.
A hummingbird dressed
in iridescent emerald green
Built a home in the fork
of two small branches.
Bits of leaves and dried grass,
Tied together with spiderwebs.
Clumps of Sweetie's soft fur
Line the feather bed.
A cradle for two tiny eggs...
Each a tic-tac dyed the softest
Shade of cream.
Desert rains and winds of dust
Deliver their battle cry,
"Gird up your loins!"
"Lest you be shaken from your bed!"
Morning trumpets announce the
Safety of the nest.
Two short yellow beaks
Open wide for gathered
Nectar, sweet.
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