Sun Birds

Failed hummingbirds?

Could one say that of birds so

Utterly gorgeous?

But no ho\vering !

Large and clumsy feet that grip

Beaks that drill sideways

Where tongues cannot reach

Sharp metallic calls, distinct.

Spider-hunters drab - why?

Mysteries surround them

Yet they are there, triumphant !

 Sunbirds of Africa, beyond !

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