Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HUMMINGBIRD, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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THE HUMMINGBIRD, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A flash of harmless lightning
Last Line: And drained her nectary.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Hummingbirds; Nature


AFLASH of harmless lightning,
A mist of rainbow dyes,
The burnished sunbeams brightening,
From flower to flower he flies:

While wakes the nodding blossom,
But just too late to see
What lip hath touched her bosom
And drained her nectary.





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