A Small Mourning Dove

[ShadowsCool]

A Small Mourning Dove

A small mourning dove is perched lovingly between mom and dad.
His content eyes peer at his new world,
Praising God for the loveliness he looks upon.

Inside a chateau a academic man scoffs at the thought of God.
An important fellow with lofty ideas
Laughs at the thought of the Divine.

Much he can learn from the mourning dove,
Looking out at the world so peaceful,
Joyful in his heart.

As he prepares to fly
In the playground of promise,
Where only foolish dreams die.

[Buh4Bee]

In the second stanza, you repeat the same idea twice. It's redundant.

[Charles Darnay]

God must be dead in the eyes of a mourning dove, mustn't He? There is a deep tragedy in this potential typo.

[ShadowsCool]

God must be dead in the eyes of a mourning dove, mustn't He? There is a deep tragedy in this potential typo.

Nah, just dead in your eyes.

[Charles Darnay]

Not so either. But what, if the dove, so intrinsically tied with God in this poem, is in mourning - what could the cause be?

[ShadowsCool]

Not so either. But what, if the dove, so intrinsically tied with God in this poem, is in mourning - what could the cause be?

It appears you didn't get the meaning of the poem. Or if you did your just looking to break chops. Which doesn't surprise me at all.

[Delta40]

I've missed something in the comment exchange. Is this a stab at academia? Is there a play on mourning and morning? Sorry Shadow, it's very early here and I'm on my first cup of tea!

I do like
As he prepares to fly
In the playground of promise,

[Charles Darnay]

Then I suppose I miss the point.

I get that there is a dichotomy of the dove - the believer in God's paradise, and the Atheist academic.....but why then, if the dove is a far better state, and seems to be content, is he in mourning?

[ShadowsCool]

I've missed something in the comment exchange. Is this a stab at academia? Is there a play on mourning and morning? Sorry Shadow, it's very early here and I'm on my first cup of tea!

I do like
As he prepares to fly
In the playground of promise,

Nah, Charles has been "trying" unsuccessfully to bully me around. Therefore his comments are frivolous.

As for the Mourning Dove, all is okay.

[ShadowsCool]

Then I suppose I miss the point.

I get that there is a dichotomy of the dove - the believer in God's paradise, and the Atheist academic.....but why then, if the dove is a far better state, and seems to be content, is he in mourning?

He's called a Mourning Dove. It's like saying I'm in human.

[Delta40]

http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f103/the-mourning-dove-32556.html

He is not in mourning. It is because of the sound he makes according to this link

[Charles Darnay]

Well that's just confusing, metaphorically, if you are not familiar with the species. But it makes much more sense now.

[ShadowsCool]

Glad you got it.

My next poem will be an epistle.

[Delta40]

Shadow why pick this dove to 'mourn' at the loveliness he looks upon? I'm really interested to know.

[ShadowsCool]

Shadow why pick this dove to 'mourn' at the loveliness he looks upon? I'm really interested to know.


Good question. Here's my answer Delta; it's two-fold.

The first reason is I was inspired to write the poem because of a pair of lovely mourning doves outside my window one day. Then I thought how content they looked, looking at the world, knowing that he or she was loved and that much opportunity was at their behest.

And two; and most of all, because he's considered a game bird. In which hunters (for fun) like killing this lovely creature because of their bloodlust. A dichotomy of reasons.

Thanks Delta.

Shadows

[Delta40]

Oh. I like the reasons. Rather compelling and more symbolic when you explain it. Perhaps reason two should be worked into the poem. On the one hand you have the academic in his chateau which I get, on the other you have the hunter in his cabin...

[ShadowsCool]

Oh. I like the reasons. Rather compelling and more symbolic when you explain it. Perhaps reason two should be worked into the poem. On the one hand you have the academic in his chateau which I get, on the other you have the hunter in his cabin...

Perhaps. Earth is where all God's creatures go to die. But only God can kill the Spirit and not man. Thank God!

Shadows

[Delta40]

Perhaps. Earth is where all God's creatures go to die. But only God can kill the Spirit and not man. Thank God!

Shadows

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