Song Owl Poems

I stopped to admire the stars this morning long before my walk was through.
When the moon has set and the sky is clear it’s something...

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Black king seeks a pawn, the hour ... ink affects,
pleasures acquaint of camouflage tactics,
pleasures game on, decent for chess, black tux,
meet in a square, grassy...

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A snowy white owl in flight, 
along the gem-lit night. 

Soaring above the dim-lit trees
basking in the lady moons grace,
following the chilly breeze 
leaving behind...

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In the spirit I see all hanging by the stars
In the spirit I see all held by the bars:
The flesh a curtain hanging under the...

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The wise old owl said,                    ...

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Red Eastern Screech Owl



Ginger moonlighter, striated 
in cinnamon spice and cream,
beautifies the stage with backdrop
of an ebony-stream horizon.
He perches alone 
like a sculpture carved from...

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Finally to Burn: Icarus, Resurrected
by Michael R. Burch

Athena takes me
sometimes by the hand

and we go levitating
through strange Dreamlands

where Apollo sleeps
in his dark forgetting

and Passion seems
like...

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The night is dark and mysterious
A time of reflection..
As I ponder in silence..
The night..
Quiet and still..
The sound of crickets singing happily..
A tune..
A beat of its...

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Short hoo hoo to the distant space
A hoo hoo from an unknown space
The top of a branch perched in a tree
That is where the song...

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I'm a nightowl becuz I prefer the night, despite what you say
Today, I'm yours and I'm gonna make your day a delightful day
I love all...

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I once found a rip just along my reality
I climbed in its hole escaping is my speciality 
Inside I met an owl who smiled with...

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Perched upon my window seal while looking up at the moon
I was listening for the night bird's song when an welcoming
"Who", echoed across my room.

Hello...

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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...

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This here's a hoot!
Bout a hooty old coot
With the wonderful name of Orville
You can hear him at night
Hooty-hooing his plight
From his lonely old perch up...

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Deep large eyes staring down
Gracious but ghostly in many ways
Turn it's Head 'What does it see?'
Very careful watching me

Beautiful song that brings fear
For those who...

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