Oh wonder, the minute hummingbird
Deft, dainty, quickness personified
High-pitched whirring has me lured
Oh wonder, the minute hummingbird
Just here one moment, I thought I heard
And netted sight of colored blur–I tried
Oh wonder, the minute hummingbird
Deft, dainty, quickness personified
Triolet Form for dVerse Poetics Form-For-All: http://dversepoets.com/2012/03/08/formforall-triolets/
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zongrik
/ March 8, 2012hummingbirds certainly are wonderful
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Yes…
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pandamoniumcat
/ March 8, 2012This is just lovely…a beautiful triolet…thankyou!
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Well, thank you…I appreciate your compliment.
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Laurie Kolp
/ March 8, 2012I do sometimes think of hummingbirds as having a bad case of ADHD… but I love them.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Oh, you’re right about that…but they are very special.
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brian miller
/ March 8, 2012nice…this is def lovely…i love hummingbirds….had a kid i counseled and they had hummingbirds that would come right up to you on the porch…it was a little intimidating at first but it was so awesome to see them up close…
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Thank you, Brian. It is rare to see them in our neighborhoods…but when you spot one, it’s totally a rush!
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Renee Espriu
/ March 8, 2012Beautiful image and words. I so love to watch them when they arrive but too soon here for them yet.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Thank you, Renee. It’s so rare to see them…I just don’t know where they hang out around here…
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Semaphore
/ March 8, 2012Well done, you managed to plant a triolet, and shake a hummingbird from its branches as well!
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Seeing that albino hummingbird photo with the prompt triggered the subject for my triolet…thanks!
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wcg1670
/ March 8, 2012sweetly done…the word “dainty” describes this feeling well
Peace ☮
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012That word does describe those tiny birds…thanks a lot.
Peace..
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Claudia
/ March 9, 2012somehow you managed to capture the quick rhythm of the hummingbird’s wings with this…nice..
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Thanks, Claudia.
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vivinfrance
/ March 9, 2012Magic – picture and poem. I’ve never seen a humming bird, but you have made me add it to my bucket list.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012I hope you get to see one, Viv…you’ll never forget it.
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Gay Reiser Cannon
/ March 9, 2012Hummingbirds not thought of as “song birds” and yet I caught the music here. Lovely capture of that rarity (By the way, one “stopped” once and perched on my recorder while I was playing in a meadow high above Aspen on Hunter Mountain. One of the joys of my life.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Thank you, Gay. Their wings are what make music…such amazing little creatures. I think it’s true that you never forget when you’ve had an encounter with one…I love your story, Gay…how cool was that!
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Tony
/ March 9, 2012No hummingbirds hereabouts, but you seem to have captured the character of them well in this delightful triolet.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012Thank you, Tony…I appreciate that.
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Chazinator
/ March 9, 2012I love hummingbirds. You use the form so well to communicate its minute splendor and speed. Well done.
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012I love them too…thanks for a lovely comment.
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Lorna's Voice
/ March 9, 2012They will be whisperer by our windows soon…
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012How nice for you…they’re never by my windows…
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seingraham
/ March 9, 2012beautifully done – you’ve captured the essence of the hummingbird in the form, not always easily done with the triolet … nice
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Bodhirose
/ March 9, 2012It is a lovely form…seemed to suit the description of a hummingbird…thanks very much.
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Sharmishtha Basu
/ March 11, 2012that was amazing and must have been a real tough one gayle.
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Bodhirose
/ March 13, 2012It’s actually not as tough as some…as you repeat several lines in the poem. And thank you for the compliment, Trisha.
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dragonkatet
/ March 16, 2012How beautiful! We have the ruby-throated ones here in the Spring and Summer, and they are such a delight to watch! They sound like HUGE bumble-bees too! I want to try a triolet, sometime. You make it look so easy. 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ March 16, 2012Thank you. I rarely see hummingbirds where I live…I’m so envious. You could do a superb triolet, Corina…it’s really not so difficult…or maybe it is if you’re a pro at it… 🙂 Anyway, I think the repeated lines make it easier than some. 🙂
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bardessdmdenton
/ March 18, 2012I found an interesting double meaning to “minute” hummingbird (small and momentary).
We have ruby-throated hummingbirds from May through September, and they come frequently to the nectar feeders but prefer the hosta lilies and fuchsias, etc when they are in bloom. I have the feeders quite near the dining room window so we can watch them closely. They even rest their wings by perching on one of the sessile oak branches that shade the patio there. And to echo the comment above, they do sound like bumble bees–sometimes when I’m outside they helicopter over my head (no doubt wishing I would leave!).
This is a quite beautiful poem about–as you so rightly wrote–a very special bird!
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Bodhirose
/ March 25, 2012I truly am so envious…what a wonderful gift for you to be able to enjoy these birds so up close and personal.
The last time I saw a few of them, I had gone to a rural plant nursery to find some butterfly garden plants and the little things were buzzing all up and down the rows of their favorite plants. I was totally enchanted. Thanks for sharing with me.
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Jamie Dedes
/ March 21, 2012And they are a wonder.
I like the sense of repitition. It feels like hummingbird wings.
So fun.
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Bodhirose
/ March 25, 2012Yes they are. The prompt required the triolet form…much repeating of lines. Glad you liked it.
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Androgoth
/ March 31, 2012A wonderful offering Gayle
and I like Hummingbirds too 🙂
Have a great weekend…
Androgoth XXx
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Bodhirose
/ April 12, 2012Many thanks, Androgoth…see how far behind I am? I’ve been taking a break from blogging lately… Maybe I’ve got spring fever…lol!! 🙂
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Androgoth
/ April 12, 2012Hey no problemo, I too am trying to catch up
on the commenting, and have not even got off
my own Space yet so I am extremely behind 😦
Have a wicked rest of day Gayle and be good 😉
Androgoth XXx
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