For The Loss of a Dove
Oh sadness
oh no
struck
and spun
a twisted spiral
a dove's life
a dove's life
undone
God please
take her spirit
quickly please now
free her
that she may
not suffer
oh this poor
beautiful
dove
I close my eyes
I pray
my heart
sends it out
when I open
them
her breathing
yes
her breathing
has stopped
still
there is sadness
at such
a tender bird
lost
by our
busy highways
destruction
that more often
than not
anaesthetizes many
who just carry on
without any feeling
any feeling or thought
for the loss
of beautiful nature
and this beautiful
dove
Later
as I move
further
and further
away
I see a
skeleton
of a bird
that could be
the same
yes, a dove
like the one
that is now
flying
over my head
I worry though
that this one
could be
the companion
of the one
that is dead
oh sadness
oh tragedy
for a bird
that I love
oh sadness
for the loss
for the loss
of the
dove.
