Figurine
If, at first, you don’t succeed,
try, try, try….
Perched high on the feeder,
a flycatcher catches an image
of himself and hurries the small
distance with fluttering wings.
Hovering like a hummingbird,
he makes a sudden dash toward
UV glass. Then, repeating
the procedure, tries again.
Again and again and again….
So goes the day as I wonder
at this blunder: Is he seeking
a mate, a meal, a miracle —
sustenance or something
best kept for posterity?
Oh, when will I despair
of trying to set small images
free?
Mary Harwell Sayler‘s bio:
Mary Harwell Sayler began writing poems in childhood but, as an adult, wrote almost everything except poetry! Eventually she placed three dozen books in all genres including poetry and how-to books on poetry and writing. She also maintains the Poetry Editor blog and provides resources for poets and writers on her website. Recently she collected almost all of the prayers in the Bible from many English translations, paraphrased them into contemporary language, and published the Book of Bible Prayers. She then published the prayer book in the King James Version only, the Book of KJV Prayers.