a pair of doves share
a bath at the waterfall
nice to have body and clothes
cleaned in a single cycle
air-dried on a sunny wire
with reams of shared gossip
after my morning shower
I’ll do two loads of laundry
fold and put them away
then need a nap
they can also build a nest
in three afternoons
have two children
and move away in two months
before a single stick
has been propped up
in a new home for a couple
dreaming of kids
the blessing of simple
left to the trees
bushes birds
and a morning sun
offering free labor
that the doves especially
are keen to hire
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