he flits
first one cupped blossom
the two
to stop and sit
a moment’s perked perch
then two
to slightly sip
with head held forward
body bent
tongue flickering forward
from needle-like beak
nectar
what fills, fulls, fluffs
hummingbird’s ambrosia
(C) Kelly Jadon, 2021
“the perch” Kelly Jadon, 2021, sold