June Forecasts III: Two Eurasian Collared Doves Battle in Low Ground Above a Rock Patio
Against a clear sky,
wings of grey swirl round in midair—
wings that whistle
in the wind as they flap in a flurry,
in rapid maneuvers—
with determined force, their grapple,
their jostle— when one hits hard
into the other, who flies away.
The victor lands and pecks
between stones,
finds a worm straight away.
This dove flies off, and I spot
the largest of my country cats
lurking in a clump of bee’s balm.
All shocking to see,
this first sight of my morning!
Forecast today?
Not so clear.
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The title made me look.
What do I see but this
“Against a clear sky,
wings of grey swirl round in midair—
wings that whistle”
I can smell the bee’s balm
Wonderful poem and I think it might be clearing 🙂
That “no so clear” is so clever, and that cat in the bee balm is wonderful. Such a gift for description.
Like Coleman the title made me look and I was not disappointed.
Especially love:
their grapple,
their jostle—
the largest of my country cats
lurking in a clump of bee’s balm.
I agree with the other comments- especially the “country cats / lurking in a clump of bee’s balm.”
The “flap in a flurry” is a great phrase to describe the bird’s air battle, and the ending lines are perfect, “Forecast today?/Not so clear.”
Ilove the alliterative sounds here!
This works so well – great word choice here, too.
love the sounds of this
and who knew doves were combative?
I echo what others have said: beautifully written! I would also add that I love the formatting and how “between stones” shows what it says. Brilliant!