Owl Poems - Poems about Owl

above the mist of  kohl tombstones . . .   moon hides its face Wind screams through the graveyard, and leaves on the ground are scattered around old tombstones where a modern Cherokee man lies on top of the grave of his dead wife,  wailing with a passion that matches the aching tone of the wild unbridled breeze. Months have passed, and nobody could trace the...

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Cloaked in a fitting grey suit and bow tie, She floats like paper kites across meadows. From a hollow in a tree, her eyes pry~ Her loud hoot startles nearby sleeping crows. The spectral owl, with her faint, surprised look, Watches as the crows flee into the dark. Then silence reigns, curbed only by a brook, And chirps of birds in the...

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Dark angel baring broken wing, ...

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Day and night Over my years I watch This full owl body carved from the light Of wood With its slimly painted feathers and howling eyes Held in swooping flight At an angle On a string From our family room Ceiling Circles in the heat of our furnace vent Glides in its corner in summer breezes That is beautiful enough Its constant motion suspecting me A mole Watching TV But there...

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Oh, my dear oval faced owl, Your...

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barn owl snowy roof skeletal trees night watcher in moments hunter...

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finger painted sky dotted star line above trees as rain falls an owl calls...

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O, speak yonder owl, filled with wisdom as you are Tell me how I can swing from a star Well, little chimpanzee, I’ve some advice for you ...

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An old owl Wise and content Sits motionless On a crooked tree Bent Gathering wisdom Searching low Setting sail upon the wind Soaring below A shadowed silhouette Mysterious And free Greets the silent night In a nocturnal dream ...

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See the world through an optimistic telescope - meet the challenges, share your reflections - breathe and embrace life with intention...

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The owl, though some think it is wise, Finds mice far more tasty than pies. In matters of taste Its judgment erased, Its fees are too high, I surmise. ...

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Guttural interval Buzzing in falls I don't buzz I am in bus What is that mom? Who are you mom? Nocturnal removal Tweeting in walls I don't reuse I am in my dose Where are you mom? Which one mom?...

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[This is a Metaphysical Poem, though I’ve classified FREE VERSE since poetrysoup does not have a Metaphysical Category. I’ve uploaded a reading of poem on YouTube channel @ghairodanielspresence in Shorts section. ThkU for read ] WOOHOO WOOHOO Was HeartSpace Void or were there cobwebs and white lace, ladders and portals like they said ? It was spacy I tried to...

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whizz-a-whizz BANG the apple and pear ran there’s a fox in the kitchen there’s a moose in the van whizz-a-whizz BOOM three plates and a spoon ran down the hallway towards the bedroom whizz-a-whizz BONG a folk music song was sung by a blackbird to the moon all night long whizz-a-whizz BOFF an owl had a cough the bathroom sink shouted and said “That’s enough!” ...

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Glowing fireflies light up the night Showing their gleams, shining so bright Moon remains hidden by dark clouds Soon clouds will pass, release the shrouds Hoot of owl echoes in the dark Astute on its perch, finds its mark Flight of the owl as fireflies glow Right to its prey, its talons show ...

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