Long Barn owl Poems

In twilight's realm, where moonbeams entwine,
Two owls engaged in a contrast of minds:
A Great Horned Owl, proud and strong,
And a Great Gray Owl, cunning and long.

Amidst the trees, their feathers shone,
"Who is the wisest?" their...

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This is a poem I wrote last year for my grand children....one loves bird...future ornithologist, maybe?

Owls belong to one of two different families or classes,
Even though there are more than 216 types in their masses,
The...

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This is the crux
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Little adobe house on 160 acres
She grows flowers. I grow corn
Tomatoes, watermelon, etc.
Peace, love, hope, and joy
Grow themselves

Porch faces orange blazes
Draped over the rugged Mules
And a barn owl hoovers over
An old water tank with a...

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      In the silence of the morning
   broken and disturbed 
      with birdsong hardly curbed

      I walk sleepily...

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The garden curled around us as we sat beneath the stars,
In the silver shine of Venus and the rust red glow of Mars.
The brandy was between us and we toasted life and love,
While the moon...

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THE OWL

Said to be the wisest,
Of all the birds around,
Because he is nocturnal,
And sits without a sound.

Enormous eyes see everything,
That goes on 'round about him.
When he takes flight his giant wings,
Expand to swiftly glide him,

So...

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Said to be the wisest,
Of all the birds around,
Because he is nocturnal,
And sits without a sound;

Enormous eyes see everything,
That goes on 'round about him.
When he takes flight his giant wings,
Expand to swiftly glide him,

So when...

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The fire, this fire...
Any fire, the fire..

Still the only thing
I know which lets
so easily go, bit
after bit of itself -
and, what falls away
falls up.

The red, upfalling snowflakes-
free to dance into the rising Night.
The smoke curls,...

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I am one of nine babies born in a farmer's barn,
The barn is cozy and even has an owl door;
My birth nest so warm with stuff like grandma's yarn,
To keep us fed-  into...

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"A spell cast beneath the moon will not grant 
what a lonely heart desires."   ~Poet's quote

She wears the feverish pink blush of innocence
But this young enchantress has painted her own cheeks.
Her dark eyes,...

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Nature watches
Nature waits
Nature wants you to grow.
For you, right now nature relates

The mist rises in the morning
Burning into the blue by the heat from the sun
The beautiful morning light
Nature’s day has begun

See a leaf falling
See...

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I’d plow four rocky acres, maybe even five,
For a taste of the honey from my Honey’s hive.
No one spices the clover like my lover does
When we meet in the meadow and we buzz, buzz, buzz.

She’s...

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From eyes of a kitten 






As I wink my eyes through sun's bright shutter,
from beneath shrubs in lazy garden of the house,
I see vivid, iridescent blue butterflies flutter,
the youngest kitten, am not catching any mouse,

From...

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 Springtime put a spring in my step
Bluebird brought bright bars of music next
I saw her sip at the faithful fountain; sing soulfully
As I prayed: wishing the world was well, more certain
About the value of...

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An old grey barn owl sat on a limb;
			He looked weary and a bit forlorned.
			A young blue jay flew up beside him;
			with brilliant blue plumage he was adorned.
			The jay to the owl, “Why are you...

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I often wonder where you go
wise sentinel, who knows somehow
that days grow long,  time sways and bends. 
You stay awhile, become our friend
Then off you fly,  when summer ends

What becomes  of one...

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Strident howling I heard and feared it was my cat
Ran to the porch to find a ball of fluff at bat

A large hawk dive-bombing on a wee baby owl
To find it unprotected evoked a fierce...

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Think of me as the eyes of late nightfall
crawling through a wafting sill
where lone moon cuddles dimmed glow
before she quietly slowly lays
herself on a cradle of clouds
as whistle of barn owl and incantations groans.

When dusk...

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I often wonder where you go
wise sentinel, who somehow knows
that days grow long,  time sways and bends. 
You stay awhile, become our friend
Then off you fly,  when summer ends

What becomes  of one...

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Up in the sky a great big spoon
Took a scoop out of the moon
It took one more and pretty soon
The moon went pop like a balloon

The spoon reached down close to the ground
And started stirring...

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Covered bridge contest hosted by craig cornish

Father's grave was across the covered bridge.
The river was cold, white, rushing.
It roared on the broken stones, as
the mare stepped onto the planks
pulling her dark carriage on its black...

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Interludes of a Night Rat

You can not plan out the day’s use of words.
You can not predict noon’s thoughts and moods.
You can not lasso in the interludes of reality
And press it here with the carnations
Destined...

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Trees bristled but the breeze was warm
Sun hazed over, perfect summer charm

We reminisced, saw back beyond the day
So many summers loved each in their way

Barn owl glided over the fields
Silence of beauty, this masterpiece lives

Capture...

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And Goddess Of Destiny Ordained That We Meet

I walk through silent waters so slowly adrift
My doomsday heart racing just to barely keep up
The old barn owl flies forth, so adamantly swift
I drink gaspingly my joy...

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