Augury of the Black Dove

Augury of the Black Dove

Dr Abe V Rotor

    

Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. A white dove means “peace”. A black dove means “war”.  It could also pertain to matters of the heart, relationships, luck, misfortune, death, Remember the emissary bird in the biblical Noah's Ark? Have you seen a black dove in our real world?

You betrayed your master, you lost his trust,

       emissary of the Flood;

instead you feasted on the spoils with lust,

       and the victims' blood.