Warm and cosy, the dove's nest
Sheltered
from endless storms
Chains
loosely hanging aside
Shadows
cast from rusted irons
Beyond
the aerie, new worlds
Fear,
the ultimate tether, binds
Dove
shivers in the cold wind
Distant
is the uncertain beacon
Raven parked on a wintery branch
Bobbing
head spies lonely dove
Stirring dove spreads idle wings
Caw
trumpets through dense fog
Hearkening,
our little angel coos
Crying,
she trembles a soft note
Restless,
the raven stirs a response
Anxious,
she beats a downy breast
Raven takes flight, soaring on high
Black
and white share the nest
Ebony
neb nudges wanting neck
Love
is the gift of timeless hope
Raven alights, flutters and returns
Beak
buried in milky plumage
Coal eyes, a plea for courage
Dove
nips at her shackle of angst
Alas,
her tattered fetter holds fast
A
scarlet sun caresses the horizon
Black
lover tends his snowy lass
They
rest beneath Northern stars
Morning
snow, a twilight blanket
Raven dusts clean his plumage
Dove
murmurs at the rising orb
Preening
avian invite the morn
Raven lifts toward a yonder barn
Cackling,
he brokers her courage
Invisible
hobble is wrestled free
Pearly
wings brush the heavens
