a found poem from the introduction of
The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings
by Sy Montgomery
hummingbirds
are made of air
(nine air sacs
two huge lungs
enormous heart)
everything
about a hummingbird
is diaphanous
two infant,
orphaned hummingbirds
as delicate as froth
a resurrection story
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Oh! I love your poem. Have to get that book. Just read a Ray Bradbury poem where he calls hummingbirds “God’s calligraphy.” Isn’t that wonderful?
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Thank you – all credit goes to Montgomery for the penning of those ethereal lines; I just found ’em and put ’em in a poem. They’re all from the intro alone -! Stunning book. Oh, what a phrase, “God’s calligraphy” – also stunning. As are the tiny birds themselves!
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Oh! I love Sy Montgomery & your found poem really does her writing justice. Such beautiful words; such a beautiful poem.
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She’s truly one of my favorite writers, Amanda – all these lines are hers, I just found them (all in her intro!) and arranged them thus.
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Fran,I love the line=> as delicate as froth.
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It is beautiful, and as part of a found poem they are Montgomery’s words from the intro of her book, in regard to rehabbing orphaned baby hummingbirds the size of bees. “Delicate as froth” for sure – I cannot even imagine hand-feeding them!
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