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May birds of spirit

2022 February 17th2019 May 26th

Mama dove paces the fence-top above her injured baby
It tries to fly with wounded wing, feathers not in sync
She waits, waits through afternoon and into nightfall
As patiently as love itself — life fluttering on the brink

—Terri Guillemets

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