[Writingworkshop] Ricardo

[Neale Morison]

Ricardo

Ricardo is a lonesome dove,
He coos and flutters for his love,
He struts and whirls and wheels and turns,
She simply spurns.

Ricardo, back inside his cage,
Confused, consumed with helpless rage,
Sees a rival, pecks and glares,
The rival stares.

Ricardo in his desperate state,
Blindly seeking for a mate,
Has fallen for the table salt,
It's not his fault.

Ricardo sees a rival male,
Attacks and jabs to no avail,
The mirror hangs upon a limb,
It's only him.

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Neale Morison
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