Awakening

A rare Hummingbird hovers,
close enough for me to hear the hum
of its busy wings.
Flecks of sunset reflect
its iridescent green,
as it probes the newly bloomed
electric Pink Bougainvillea
for nectar.

Yesterday,
a husky Muscovy Mom
waddled hastily along
the edge of the road
with ten baby chicks,
literally, all in a row.
Headed for the bay,
but with a ways to go.
Hope they made it.