Great Horned Owl

Hoo H'hoo's! Hoo H'hoo's! My nocturnal catch in the bacyard has been a feast One good hold and the rodent is put to rest With unwarranted suspicion a woman with stick shoos me away My hoots are ominous she says and disturb her peaceful rest. Hoo H'hoo's! Hoo H'hoo's! I fly to a lonely barn The witches at magic cackle and be my friend My corny tufts and cat like ears make me of their kind In the east my brethren befriend the pious goddesses While in the west we are mocked, shooed and cursed Hoo H'hoo's! Hoo H'hoo's! In my next life let my innocent ogling eyes in a heart face Be born in a land where I can freely vocalise my hoots Where I be praised with the goddess of wisdom And not be a sorcerer's bird or a symbol of death February 13, 2016 Sponsor :EveRoper