Hummingbird by D.H. Lawrence (from Birds, Beasts and Flowers, 1923)
I can imagine, in some other world
Primeval-dumb, far back
In that most awful stillness, that only gasped and hummed,
Humming-birds raced down the avenues.
Before anything had a soul,
While life was a heave of Matter, half inanimate,
This little bit chipped off in brilliance
And went whizzing through the slow, vast, succulent stems.
I believe there were no flowers, then
In the world where the humming-bird flashed ahead of creation.
I believe he pierced the slow vegetable veins with his long beak.
Probably he was big
As mosses, and little lizards, they say were once big.
Probably he was a jabbing, terrifying monster.
We look at him through the wrong end of the long telescope of Time,
Luckily for us.
Peter Schreiner said:
Lawrence was brilliant, eh? “The long end of the telescope of Time.” A good read to start my morning with, thank you, sonmicloud.
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
He had his moments without doubt, though I am not keen on all his work. I’m glad you liked it Peter smiles
LikeLike
Professor VJ Duke said:
They’re such cool beasts. I think I’m one, you know.
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
You must have one hell of a conk on you!
laughs
They are very cool indeed.
LikeLike
Professor VJ Duke said:
It’s a sword!
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
Of course. A thousand pardons Professor, of course it isn’t your nose, I mean you’re not Cyrano de Bergerac! What was I thinking? laughs A sword, yes, a rapier perhaps, rather than a basket-hilted claymore if a Hummingbird you truly be.
LikeLike
Professor VJ Duke said:
It’s a Lakonia!
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
Yes, I saw I had gone about business here in the wrong order, so rendering my punnage redundant, but had swept it under the carpet laughs. It’s a fine choice, a nice beveled edge, though somewhat shorter than my own preferred weapon. Use it wisely and only for good Professor Hummingbird.
I must catch up on my wordpress backlog.
LikeLike
Professor VJ Duke said:
laughs I use it for dadblamery!
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
What else?!
LikeLike
Professor VJ Duke said:
Of course!
LikeLike
sonmicloud said:
Plumbtastic.
LikeLike