send them in...

doves

doves

doves

troves of

doves

out into the ether

butterflies outside

butterflies inside

words out into the valley

eyes

ears

and butterflies

afternoon

dappled sun

windy leaves

bird chirps

and zooming

bugs

feathers on the last of the fifth

chick chick chick

chick a dee

chick a 

dee dee dee

dee 

dee

~

soaring

Francis

at one with

the

birds 

turdus migratorius

accustomed to hearing their songs

just before dawn

but today

an awesome chorus

serenading us

this late

afternoon

~

cheerio

cheerio

cheep cheep

~

sing sing 

sing on 

wee red

ones 

see one/save one

spring gardening

is even more labour

intensive

when trying to escort

each and every

lady bug

out of

harm's 

way