Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Brilliant red throat
menacing long beak
drives away
iridescent green backed hummingbirds
with mundane
gray or beige throats.
Sharp extended beak
challenges hummingbird moth.
Moth ignores beak
sips nectar from pink and red blossoms.
Dejected red throat
retreats, perches and watches.
Bitter tasting provides
an advantage in nature.
menacing long beak
drives away
iridescent green backed hummingbirds
with mundane
gray or beige throats.
Sharp extended beak
challenges hummingbird moth.
Moth ignores beak
sips nectar from pink and red blossoms.
Dejected red throat
retreats, perches and watches.
Bitter tasting provides
an advantage in nature.
This poem is copyright (©) Elizabeth Thoms Charles 2025
About the Writer
Elizabeth Thoms Charles
Elizabeth is a member of SCBWI. She loves gardening, reading, writing, and walking in nature which occasionally inspires poetry. She earned a BA in Spanish and an MLS in library science. She lives in Colorado and writes picture books and mysteries. Her poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon.
