Puffed Up Desires

By Richard L. Provencher

Tue, 27 Mar 2012

2 comments

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.

first published June 2008
The Ranfurly Review Issue
Scotland ISSN: 1755-5957

Permalink Submitted by Esther on Tue, 2012-03-27 17:23

I felt I was there with this poem;loved the imagery of ' my warm railing as it coddles feathery bottoms.

Permalink Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on Tue, 2012-03-27 18:05

Hi Esther, Thank you for your comment. Right now, I am watching a Mourning Dove sitting on our porch rail, and soaking in the sun. Cheers. Richard LP

Richard L. Provencher