Hummingbirds at the Feeder in August

The dwarf flyers dogfight,
Emerald backs edging
To buff, figure eights and
Double barrel rolls,
All for a refueling perch

On the tanks of pink sugar
Water provided by the
Scarlet and yellow petaled
Falsehoods hanging from our
Small grey-green side porch. The

Birds rage over these ten square
Feet, like Liston or Ali,
Who floated like a…