Of Flightless Doves

Of Flightless Doves

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Of Flightless Doves
Of Flightless Doves
to the referents all feast with sun

to the referents all feast with sun

"Kesho" means “not today,” and approximates “tomorrow” in Kiswahili

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Ethan Koss-Smith
Dec 05, 2023
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Of Flightless Doves
Of Flightless Doves
to the referents all feast with sun
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                     Mountain brumes weave scrub a transient pall,
through blinds we await Gyps 
to feast as would no Passerine. Not even Augur Buzzards 
would approach the dawn Bulls we regard to be…

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