It was only, in the natural history of the mind, the bright feathers that drew the species to mate with its secret self.

A bright clear feather floating there in the dark.

Sure enough, a bug with two bright feathers for wings flew by.

The girl was laughing now and reaching for the bright fluttering feathers in the woman's hair.

"I dream of a huge snake, covered with bright green and red feathers."

In fact, there wasn't a bright feather on her anywhere.

The older bird had feathers of gold and copper, bright as the sunrise.

She was wearing some sort of mask with bright feathers.

A few bright red and blue feathers nodded over the top of the bag as it swung at her side.

Gone were the bright feathers and paint that had once lent it color.