Mourning doves hesitate atop
rooftops
and agitate amongst
willows, somnolence their destiny.
Puffing up within the splayed
breath of sun, they accept
my warm railing
as it coddles feathery bottoms.
Richard L. Provencher 2007
Published June 2008
The Ranfurly Review Issue
Scotland ISSN: 1755-5957
Note: Writers need to know the type of poems accepted by some publishers. Thus I identify the publisher of the above poem. RLP
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