Anatomy of seduction

Anatomy of seduction

   it turns out
   the allure of hummingbirds
   has little to do

   with their own rouge--
   instead, the thrilling
   iridescence of their
   wings depends

   upon the distance

   between the ridges
   of their feathers, dulling structures

   my guess we'd ignore,
   were it not for some blessed
   interplay

   with incident light

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