Where Cries Ring Out 'til the Break of Day


                They say the city’s full of tales
                    that prey on children come the night
                
                 I know not of urban fear 
                    the forest is my home, my dear

                 A place where owls do hoot the night away
                    where cries ring out ‘til break of day  

                 That curl the hair upon your arm ~
                    That teach you to pray you come to no harm
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Martin Avatar
August 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
A comely poem indeed, I saunter well beneath the eves.
Wolf Avatar
August 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Keep sauntering there, Ken. :) gw
Rolland Avatar
August 14, 2026 at 6:23 AM
beautiful, i am closer too with owls and trees, thank you so much for inspiring me
DiMino Avatar
August 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
To be sure...I also trust in God. What my senses show me to be real...the grandeur that science cannot explain -- for beauty science cannot explain. Why are things so beautiful? Flowers, moon light upon the sea, etc.... Must be a God. Ugly? Not so easy to explain. You always get me thinking, Gershon. I know for a fact, prayer does work.
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