the mourning dove

ok, so.....the mamma mourning dove was gone from her platform when i got home from work....and the broken egg shells remained on the pavement below her arbor roost.....seeing the 'nest' without her sitting upon it was troubling.....doomed to failure.......and as i strolled my planting beds...i could hear the mournful cry of the mourning dove....i am certain that the mamma mourned the family that was not to be.....