M. L. Kiser Poet Rengay

Elegance In Flight

Shadow wings across the ground
glide along without a sound.
Beware young mouse in grassy field
your fate it seems has been sealed.

A predator has come on quest
and little ones await in a nest,
for sustenance to get them through
a tasty meal mom must accrue.

Nature’s given her nocturnal sight
to search the woodlands while in flight.
What she sees, will she share?
From above, secrets she’ll ensnare.

Minerva’s child knows nature’s ways
and with her they will always stay.
A winged specter of the skies
with talons of enormous size.

I heard her speak in alto voice
and I looked up, I had no choice.
A beauty in the orange moon’s light
I’ll not forget those radiant eyes.


Flight Poetry Contest
Chantelle Anne Cooke
6-4-2022

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Spirit Cook June 24, 2022 at 12:38 PM Near my parent's is an owl that follows cars on the country lane. The car lights terrify small creatures and the owl makes the most of it. It is truly special to have one fly alongside the car. They are wise, skillful predators.

Caren Krutsinger June 9, 2022 at 9:14 PM Once those talons clamp hold, it is over. "Beware young mouse in grassy field your fate it seems has been sealed." - this is for sure!

Rico Leffanta June 5, 2022 at 10:49 AM It is indeed fantastic how they glide along so silently! Somewhere on the web is a photo I took of an owl catching a rat at 'Iolani Palace . . . .Aloha!

L Milton Hankins June 4, 2022 at 6:35 PM An apt choice for an excellent poem on the theme. I've only seen them in flight in a film, but you have described it perfectly. Nicely done, M.L.

Jeff Kyser June 4, 2022 at 4:49 PM Very nice. We have lots of owls here where I live - love to hear them