Monday, June 12, 2023

vowels

 

A Mourning Dove

the color of river mud,

the color of autumn dusk,

puffs up its breast feathers

and murmurs a soft lament;

cooing up and down the scale.



Emphasizing the vowels "o" and "u".

Repeating the question "who?"

© 2023 Richard Havenga


Play the Mourning Dove call:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/


Photo Locations:

1. & 2. Canon Township - Kent County - Michigan




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