“A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes. The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies; While wakes the nodding blossom But just too late to see What lip hath touched her bosom And drained her rosary.” BirdsHummingbirdsJohn B TabbThe Hummingbird Book:Poems Source: Poems
“A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies.” FlowerFlashLightningRainbowMistHummingSunbeamsHummingbirds Book:Poems by John B Tabb Source: Poems by John B Tabb