San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly

LORI WALL-HOLLOWAY
Flying Jewel

Tiny grey bird with light green feathers

gracing its back draws nectar from red

hibiscus with long thin beak small

enough to fit inside the slightest

of flowers

After Flower Kisser flits around

several blossoms she perches

to rest on the slimmest of tree limbs

Her feathers resemble a polished

shiny jewel

Flying Jewel sees bright opportuni-

ties for food. Her wings rapidly

beating shoot her into the warm air

She flies up and down, forward, backward

side to side

Hummingbird dives to vivid flowers

and hovers over garden where

she will spread golden pollen throughout

embellishing the earth with vibrant

strong colors