For the first time this season I heard the Melancholy call of a mourning dove outside my Window. I searched until I found the brown bird perched in My tree. The fowl was easy to spot since the Branches are still bare. Is the bird trying to attract a partner? The species is monogamous and the birds mate For a liftetime. God has also wired the avian pairs to be devoted Feathered parents to their young. The one in my tree this morning coos, stops, then Coos again moments later. For sure, the bird is a sign that spring is Near. Once I thought the creature's name was "Morning" dove since I often heard the Distinctive call in the early hours of the Day. But now that I've experienced widowhood I Know that the bird is aptly named. It's plaintive, haunting song goes on and on And on. |