relentless cold
by Elouise
![Dove in Winter, 4191901877_bd382c64c6[1]](https://tellingthetruth1993.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dove-in-winter-4191901877_bd382c64c61.jpg)
relentless cold
bitter north wind blast
plump feather coat
***
solitary dove
sits motionless
protected
calm
alert
***
I watch, shiver
reach for another jacket
***
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 7 January 2015
Photo credit: http://www.burdr.com,
Mourning Dove by Sonnys Pics
Telling the Truth 
I do love birds, and often wonder how they make it into Spring. Suspended animation, perhaps? xxx 🙂
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Sometimes it looks like that, doesn’t it? I, too, wonder. Such frail little beings.
Elouise
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They appear frail but they are well equipped by our Creator. I still love to feed them and try to help them out.
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Yes, indeed. We keep the suet feeders full! And rarely find any that don’t make it. Definitely well-equipped for appearing so frail.
Elouise
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