The Hummingbird - Both Audio and Text

The first time that I saw one I could not believe my eyes. It seemed a wingless body…somehow floating in the air… With tiny head…a slender beak…a stubby, twitching tail…and flanked on either shoulder by an iridescent flare. Its colors were amazing, like I’d never seen before, with yellow speckles, silver tufts, and brilliant ruby throat. Like ailerons - made of feathers - what I learned to be its wings - “hummed” with focused frenzy, as they kept the bird afloat. His hovering seemed so effortless…so agile…and so graceful. His wings were imperceptible - but for the sound I heard. I softly whispered, “Grandma, what’s that funny little thing?” She whispered, “It’s your lucky day…you’ve seen a hummingbird!” Mesmerized, I watched him, as he darted ‘round the gardens, sampling from the blossoms that adorned her lovely lawn, Pausing only briefly for the nectar in each flower, until at last…as quickly as he’d come…the bird was gone. PS: I've now got 4 new Audio-CDs to offer my poetry fans - @ 4 1/2 hours each = (62 diversely varied pieces). They’re listed on EBAY - under - “Mark Stellinga Poetry” - or available by simply contacting me at -- mark@writerofbooks.com -- should those of you who enjoy listening to poems as well as reading them - and particularly those of you who travel - care to be so entertained. (We use safe and simple - PayPal) Cheers, Mark