The third piece, "The Wood Dove," is in 4/4 time and marked "Lento (languidly)" at the beginning. Although the composer commented not to be overly constrained by the title, the use of 5- to 7-note tuplets creates a piece that imitates the sound of a bird's call. In measure 13, a single 2/4 measure is inserted. The dynamics primarily range from ppp to p.