Newton Ranaweera Poet Free verse

An Owl's Call

In this craziest time
in mid summer,
 
Let’s say…

(Owl, the craziest, 
laziest, the oldest,
begins his sonorous hoot;
the others: old, young, men
and women,  
with their left palm
on their chest, repeat.)

Let’s say high,
to Mother Earth’s 
all sons and daughters,
whose existence 
we didn't see
(for we do our ward
rounds only at night), 
we didn’t care,  
we couldn’t respect --
(the word sounds  
so sonorous, ambiguous)

Let’s say high,
kneeling down,
weeping, lamenting,
waving
green flags,
(the emblem of peace)

praying …

“Give us,
just one chance more
to learn and live”.

Let’s say high,
pray and pledge,
palm on our lungs,
kneeling down.

Let’s say
high and loud,

“Allow us to live
as tenants, at least”.


*A 2nd Place in the following contest (judged on Sept. 26, 2020)


Chosen theme: Craziest time in... 
Word count: 122 words 

Aug. 21, 2020 
Craziest Time At The Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger

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