Illustrations, free after various examples of picture postcards

© Joke van der Ark 2012

 

A hummingbird

 

is the only bird

that

like a helicopter,

can stay in place

while

in mid-air.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How we like

seeing

that colourful bird

sipping the flowers.

It seems he never

grows tired.

 

But watching him

working so hard,

you might.

 

 

Rhyme  38