Mourning Doves Coo and Preen

At daybreak, mourning doves

coo and preen, feed and bathe

in reverence before flight.

They are grieving all that was and will be,

birth and death and

rebirth is all they will

know, as will you if you

listen: armies of warlords

who rage and storm,

rape and pillage. Doves mourn

only sunrise. No

more. No less.

Give them grace and

deliverance. At daybreak,

mourning doves are your

symbol. They are your reckoning.

When tears streak your face,

you will remember their song

and all they have lost,

knowing still,

they will fly once again.

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