I am a little mother mourning dove <br /> I'm the symbol of God's peace and love <br /> A messenger that Noah sent to find dry land, <br /> and I came back with an olive branch in hand. <br /> <br /> I have lived on earth since time began, <br /> I weigh an ounce, to kill me is a wasteful sin. <br /> When you take sight to shoot me down, <br /> Just remember someday I won't be around. <br /> <br /> In the distance I can hear my lifetime mate, <br /> Cooing his love songs to me as I wait. <br /> I'm the most gentle bird that can be found, <br /> A mother dove and my color is gray and brown. <br /> <br /> I nest in trees among the wild flowers <br /> To raise my family of little ones <br /> Among God's meadows, sunshine and showers <br /> Just as all mother doves have done. <br /> <br /> My little ones have hatched and left their nest, <br /> Scattered all about, north, south, east and west. <br /> My young ones have put their wings to the test, <br /> and as a mother dove, I know I've done my best.<br /><br />Eva M. (Golden) Byrnes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-m-a-mother-mourning-dove/
