THE TURTLE DOVES

The Turtle Doves - Happy 21st Anniversary

Two turtle doves resting side by side on the roost
Upon a tree, their nest covered by twenty-one leaves,
Nuzzle into each others neck cooing their love truest
From one to the other, while the gentle tree heaves
in the wind.

The breeze turns into a gale and the gale subsides,
And yet the love of the turtle doves in their heart resides;
Whether blown by the wind and separated by distance,
Or fettered by a cage, the obstacles offer mere pittance
to combat their bond.

The love of these turtle doves is twenty-one strong -
Bearing the quality of an oak that has aged long
Years, bearing the strain of nature and standing tall -
The love of these turtle doves is never to stall.

This humble poet carries on his pen, a prayer:
That the bond of the turtle doves remains as strong
forever.