Starburst

I’d like to fly 

into a sunset,

take on the colors

of those fiery rays

just as they break

and settle on a far 

horizon, a starburst

like winged flames

of a hummingbird,

reflecting the heat

with every quickened

beat of my tiny feathers,

moving too fast

to ever burn.

—C.L. Fisher, Dec. 2021

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