The Four O’clock Sphinx

I sit quietly as darkness falls, waiting near the Four O’clocks.

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It  circles above, then swoops down to feed on the flowers.

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Its flight is similar to a hummingbird’s, but silent.

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It methodically probes each flower,

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then disappears into the darkness.

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Follow the Four O’clocks.