Screech-Owl


nocturnal bird of prey
     with silent flight
softly feathered wings
       like warm brown cinnamon
   or often soft hued greys
long and rounded at the edges
     a hooked bill 
   and tufted ears
          talons sharp for hunting
with a voice mournful
a tremulous wail
         sometimes a loud
piercing screech 
       sometimes a high pitched trill
lives in the forest
               near a stream
perfect eyesight
   he hovers above his prey
then strikes
           the kill is quick
and he flies silently into 
                  the dark forest
  the screech- owls 
               are creatures of the night
     with beautiful round golden-orange eyes
               always watching . . .
         in the dark of night 

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June 18, 2022

Poetry/Free Verse/screech-owl
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1466-443-18
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Submitted to the Standard contest, Creatures of the Night
sponsor, Julia Ward, Judged 06/19/2022

Second Place

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Andrea Dietrich

June 18, 2022 at 4:33 PM

You wrote super well because you focused on all the details of this marvelous night creature. Well, Dear heart, FINALLY I am caught up with four days worth of comments. Took all my afternoon and now I need to head out to a wedding reception. See ya on FB!!

Constance La France

June 19, 2022 at 7:44 AM

Andrea, thank you so much for the compliment on my poem, I love the image I found too, those eyes are so amazing, blessings ~Constance