Poetry
Honorable Mention

flashquake
A Parable
by G. L. Pettigrew

Consider the hummingbird.
Observe her behavior.
Notice how her mile-a-minute wings
hold her still in midair
a demonstration of the effort needed to go
nowhere.

© 2002 by G. L. Pettigrew

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