Hummingbird Summer

Morning glories light the morning

Hummingbirds bloom in every blossom’s breath

Flickering of gold dust shook from tiny heads;

Fairy magicians

Glistening the morning light,

A sleight of hazy wings,

A sudden quickening of the heart's delight.

That summer so much too beautiful to bear;

Flying, dancing, humming, being,

Quickening in the cathedral light;

And soaring on some liquor divine,

Divinely mad!

A fool with wings!

The anointed messenger of the gods of play;

For now is the time

Stopped and still in the golden air

I see myself shining everywhere.

(Published July/August, 2010 - Sketchbook)
(http://www.poetrywriting.org) (also 1st Place in the Hummingbird Guide 2010 Contest)


























































Copyright 2003-2010 Thomas Martin, all rights reserved.

Haiga - Ecola Head (Published:  Contemporary Haibun - Volume 10)

Blackberry Picking

I see grandmother's bonnet moving above the bramble. My mother tells me not to keep eating berries. My little pail fills so slowly.

mouth drips purple juice
clothes torn, skin bleeding, itching
spill berries again


(Published Contemporary Haibun: Volume 10)