Hummingbird (Haiku)

Hummingbird buzzing

Statuesque in its feeding

Marvel of nature

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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26 responses to “Hummingbird (Haiku)”

  1. Journey In Rhyme Avatar

    Beautiful!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you so much.

  2. Charles Yallowitz Avatar

    I really want to see a wild hummingbird some day. You really paint a picture of what I think it would look like.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      We have feeders in our backyard which have a colored sugar water in them which the are attracted to. They are absolutely the most amazing birds in the world. I hope that you get to see them in the wild someday.

      1. Charles Yallowitz Avatar

        Very cool. They don’t live in our area, so I’ll have to go without for a while.

  3. words4jp Avatar

    Aww, how sweet. This piece is so sweet and happy. ;)

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Igave been trying to write some happier and more peaceful pieces. I’m really glad you like this one. :)

      1. words4jp Avatar

        It is adorable. ;)

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        Thanks, I think hummingbirds are by far one of the most fantastic creatures on the planet, there really is anything else like them. :)

  4. Roxi St. Clair Avatar

    Stunning as always Dom :-)

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much Roxi, I appreciate that. :)

  5. Lucid Gypsy Avatar

    It’s a dream of mine to see hummingbirds.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      They are quite abundant here in Arizona, I think they like the warm weather. :)

  6. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

    I knew you from “the west” but didn’t realize you were in AZ. How neat! I was born there. :) Had heard that AZ has tons and tons of hummingbirds. I really only see them briefly, maybe once a year — but my grandparents had tons of them at their farm. They can be feisty, can’t they? Peeping and zipping at one another as they raid the nectar feeder. Adorable though! And beautiful. Your poem does them justice!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      How interesting, you were born here and most of my family was born in Pennsylvania. I was born and raised in New Jersey, but I spent a great deal of time in PA in my younger days. As a matter of fact my wife and I spent our honeymoon in Amish country. We have quite a few hummingbirds in our yard, I just love them, they are so unique and beautiful. I couldn’t agree with you more.

      1. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        Wow — how ironic!

        I was in AZ because Dad was in the Army when I was born. Now I’m about 2 hours west of Amish country.

      2. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        Wow — how ironic!

        I was in AZ because Dad was in the Army when I was born. Now I’m about 2 hours west of Amish country.

      3. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        My mother and her side of the family was born and raised in Altoona, I think we may still have a few relative left there, but not too many any more.

      4. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        About 3 hours away I think….

      5. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        I haven’t been there since I was small which means it was a long, long time ago. :)

      6. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        Not •that• horribly long ago, silly! :)

      7. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        Well thank you but it was over 40 years ago. :)

      8. Blog It Or Lose It Avatar

        A blink of an eye. Seriously. :)

      9. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        That it is. ;)

  7. sandraconner Avatar

    Very nice. I especially like the picture: “statuesque in its feeding.” It’s such a perfect description of a hummingbird, and I don’t think there’s any other bird that it would fit as well.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much, I couldn’t agree more. :)

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