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Owl Outa Luck

view incredible
                            owl swoops mouse - concrete stands still
                                                rats...inedible




I considered naming this haiku 'An Owls View of the White Dove of the Desert.'
Mission San Xavier Del Bac, in Tucson, AZ aka 'The White Dove of the Desert', a Catholic Church, depicts in its facade, a cat and a mouse on its left and right sides. Legend has it that the world's end will occur when the cat catches the mouse, though nobody knows how this legend came to be, they are intricately displayed on the front of the beautiful old mission. 
 The White Dove of the Desert on the outskirts of Tucson is well worth a view, but owls beware; those mice are for the cat's catch.....

Copyright © Bj Legros Kelley | Year Posted 2023

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Anna Marie Kaianah Date: 3/7/2023 9:24:00 PM Nice write! Blessing ~Anna Kaianah Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/10/2023 12:52:00 PM Thank you Anna, blessings to you as well! :) <3

Joe Maverick Date: 2/25/2023 10:46:00 AM Interesting history lesson B J, may its Intrest never lessen.' That cat should Be confess'n bout some anger Caused by mouse non Catche'n Maybe the answer is in a cat-atonic Re-gression.' Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/2/2023 10:16:00 PM The cat is as the mouse, I guess they're both cat-atonic, and if he ever does catch the mouse, legend has it we're all in trouble! I can't help but wonder where the concept of that legend came from!

Anisha Dutta Date: 2/6/2023 7:37:00 AM Nicely composed. Have Good Days Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/2/2023 10:13:00 PM Thank you Anisha :) You too my friend, I hope all is well in your life, filled with all that is good :)

Harry Horsman Date: 2/3/2023 6:51:00 PM Love this, BJ, it is different, love the story too. Harry Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/2/2023 10:11:00 PM Thank you Harry, I'm glad you liked it. The whole thing is strange, I always wonder why they put the mysterious cat and mouse in the church front, such a mysterious legend! I wonder if a hawk ever tried to grab a free meal from the church, if so, he certainly came away with nun....I mean, none.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 2/2/2023 1:50:00 PM Few words with a story told. I enjoyed it. Have a great day............... Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/2/2023 10:09:00 PM :) I'm glad you liked it Paula, it was a fun write for me. You have a great day too :) <3

Gershon Wolf Date: 1/31/2023 7:23:00 PM Ha, ha! Love the wordplay. :) gw Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/2/2023 10:07:00 PM :) Thank you Gershon :) It was fun!

Sally Eslinger Date: 1/27/2023 9:31:00 PM I am so touched & thankful for your sharing it. Life affecting metaphorical images for me. And your haiku is likewise so affecting, putting it together as it does! Wonder-full ! xox sally Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 1/28/2023 3:15:00 AM Sally, I am really touched by your emotion on this poem, and your feelings about the depictions at the mission. I will soup mail you soon, hugs to you <3

Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/27/2023 8:21:00 PM I visited there about a year ago! I’m headed back to Arizona in March! Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 1/28/2023 3:12:00 AM Kim, I remember reading last year that you werre in Arizona and visited Tombstone, I read it a couple of days after you'd posted. That is so exciting, so you saw the San Xavior Mission too? It is so beautiful. One of my favorite memories growing up across the desert from my home, though it was miles away, there was an unobstructed view from my house. I love it so much! Keep me up to date on your visit :) I'm excited for you!

Victor Buhagiar Date: 1/27/2023 2:02:00 PM Wonder where you get snippets like this. Your haiku is perfect. Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 1/27/2023 2:58:00 PM I've seen the mission, and know of its history from up close observations, its really beautiful and an iconic scene of the Southwest :) My uncle's brother, a priest, loved to attend the church on his visits to the Sonoran Desert, and has graced it with more beautiful memories in my esteem, at least in my heart. I love it :)