The world has quieted and now
the birds are free to sing,
no longer competing with the noise
of cars and jets.
In this calm, mama hummingbird builds her nest
on a wind chime and she
raises her baby
while they rock gently together in the breeze.
We get regular deliveries:
sugar from Instacart to make hummingbird nectar
bird seed in bulk from chewy.com
new feeders from Amazon.
The Fed Ex truck arrives and the gate is slammed.
The dogs run madly to inspect the box
and sniff disappointedly at yet another
present for the birds.
This resonated with my own quiet life these days. I particularly liked the specificity in stanza 3:
“ sugar from Instacart to make hummingbird nectar
bird seed in bulk from chewy.com
new feeders from Amazon.”
It made the poem that much more vivid & real.
Thank you!
Fantastic details….makes the poem crackle with energy. The dogs disappointment is palpable. Well done!
I love the part about the dogs disappointment. I can picture all of what you’ve written in this one.