Monday, March 20, 2017

The Barred Owl


                                                           on my neighbor's roof

                                                           the full moon rests ...
                                             
                                                           the barred owl asleep in the pines




Photograph: Ilya Rashap

6 comments:

  1. thought is provoked deep in the night

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    1. Yes. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. :)

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  2. I sure like this poem, Teresa. It uses a literary equivalent of chiaroscuro to describe a tableau of light and shadows --points of reference from solid roof to an owl the poet can't see but knows is there.

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    1. I'm so glad, Geo. I'm grateful for your thoughtful responses to my poems.

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  3. I love the imagery, both visual and written. I also love listening to the owls in the night as they discuss whatever it is they discuss.

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    1. Thank you. It's always nice to hear them going back and forth, usually at dawn and dusk. I've had one visit me quite a bit this winter ... even spent time on my porch railing a few times. Sometimes for a couple of hours ... quite an experience to see one so close.

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