The Forever Flower

children's poetry

Ruby Hummer

fluttering his beauty wings amid

the scented fragrance of flowers

took sips of nectar and water

He thought it quite bland so he 

flew one summer day into a 

magical sunlit garden unbeknownst 

to him; belonging to the

 Prince of flowers.

Whereupon he hovered over a 

most unusual red flower,

 taking more than his fair share;

sipping and slurping the best 

tasting nectarof all gardens he

 had been to in his life

That night he morphed into a 

woodland fairy and awoke to find

 himself quite the flamboyant fairy 

with the same ruby redness with 

other shades of neon shimmer 

added to his frame.

Morphing into a woodland fairy 

he thought was not so bad

He then visited mellow meadows 

and forest carpet lands of lush 

green foliage,flying with new 

fairy wings much stronger than

 that of a bird

Quite quickly he became friends 

with trees and others fairyland fae;

 such a happy sprite humming his tune

At nightfall he rested upon birch branches

 and ferns along side of an aqua blue pond

being a fanciful fae he sprinkled stardust

 and scarlet moonbeams,

    saving enough for another day

Realizing the forever flower he sipped

the magical nectar from was true

 and his metamorphosis was final;

 he would never change back to 

the Ruby Throated Hummingbird 

he was at one time and that was okay.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Birds morphing into fairies from magical flowers, what's not to love. It sounds like a great theme for a children's book. I enjoyed the read.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Fabian
glad you enjoyed😊

[Lisasview]

This read like a lovely story and was delightful to read early this morning in beautiful Spain,
Lisa

[Fran Marie]

Thank you Lisa
so very much appreciated😊

[Lisasview]

You are most welcome.
Hope you will have the time to read mine as well.
Lisa

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Fran... a delightful poem... Fairies are our Angels in a Garden of love... where dew drops taste of honey bees and keep us forever young.
tenderly, Pat

[Fran Marie]

Thank you Pat..for your .poetic review I so appreciate😊

[Betty Hermelee]

A wonderful tale of a red hummer morphing into a woodland fairy….kissing flowers, sucking nectar and sprinkling stardust. This is so well written and imaginative, I love it.
Best,
B.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Betty for
your lovely review😊

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome Fran😊

[Kelly Scheppers]

Exquisite writing here, Fran! Your story-telling talent is of the highest caliber, and utterly fascinating for both children and adult alike. Pretty amazing!

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Kelly so very much
I had fun writing this one😊

[Chris Shaw]

Lovely narration for children. I can imagine this in a book with beautiful illustrations. There is even a message contained in its lines. Great descriptive writing Fran. Nicely composed.

Chris

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Chris. for your thoughts
and kind words on this one😊

[jacob erin-cilberto]

even if he could not fly backwards anymore...he feels the flower was worth it...
I'm a children, I love this magical story poem.
j.

[Fran Marie]

yes; yes you are..me too lol
I've been in kid mode all day
and snow made me even more
of a children ..haha ..we should
never lose our inner child ..its
a happy place..