A Hummingbird in Winter

A Hummingbird in Winter

A Poem by Michael Sun Bear
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A bird that did not migrate

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A Hummingbird In Winter

Perched outside my frosted window

Yet another hummingbird dies.

I curse my selfish neighbors 

 Who hang sweet nectar through autumn,

Who lure them to linger past their migration.

All around me

Hummingbirds die.

© 2025 Michael Sun Bear


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such a sad write, I love hummingbirds.


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Added on January 31, 2025
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Tags: Birds, nature

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Michael Sun Bear
Michael Sun Bear

Shoreline, WA



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