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# Photos, Poems: Not two turtle doves
- URL: https://bsquarebulletin.com/photos-poems-not-two-turtle-doves/
- Published: 2022-12-19T18:51:40.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T00:58:52.000Z
- Author: Dave Askins
- Tags: Old B Square, #imported-whole

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On Monday morning, a red-tailed hawk perched on the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church at 6th and Lincoln streets in downtown Bloomington. After a while, it was joined by a second hawk. Not long after that, the second hawk flew off.

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**A lament about a hawk’s flyoff**

Now that you’re here, why don’t you stay?  
Cuz for a hawk that’s seeking pray

There is no better place to perch  
Than the steeple of a church

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**Why a hawk flew away (with apologies to REO Speedwagon)**

You got me stealin’ your dove away, ’cause you never give it  
Peelin’ the years away, and we can’t relive it

Do I make you laugh? Well, you make me cry  
I believe it’s time for me to fly

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**Hawk haiku**

Hooked beak perches high  
Head swivels, scans sacred ground  
Lifts off, rides north wind

**Photos: Dec. 19, 2022 First Presbyterian, 6th & Lincoln, Bloomington, Indiana**

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