Here are two poems, one free verse and the other a TANKA (57577 syllable lines) on it:
Hummingbird
By Ron Huxley
Yesterday,
a Hummingbird fought
to escape to reality.
I caught it in my
fingertips.
Gently it watched me.
Childhood eyes
waiting for the future.
I showed it to my love.
She cried a blessing.
Together we sent
it buzzing.
Today we know joy.
__________
Tanka: Hummingbird
Hummingbird freedom
Beat against the glass window
Rest in my fingers
Stare a child's waiting stare
Leave joy in the open air
Hummingbird
By Ron Huxley
Yesterday,
a Hummingbird fought
to escape to reality.
I caught it in my
fingertips.
Gently it watched me.
Childhood eyes
waiting for the future.
I showed it to my love.
She cried a blessing.
Together we sent
it buzzing.
Today we know joy.
__________
Tanka: Hummingbird
Hummingbird freedom
Beat against the glass window
Rest in my fingers
Stare a child's waiting stare
Leave joy in the open air
