the hummingbirds came
to drink the honeyed fluid
drinking it deeply
now my heart weeps at their death
honey is deadly for birds
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May 29, 2021
Poetry/Tanka/Sweet Honeyed Fluid
Copyright Protected, ID 05-1358-822-29
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for Standard contest, Tanka Contest
sponsor, M.L. Kiser, Judged 06/03/2021
Third Place...
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