by Eric
St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California
An owl was within my sight
I had never seen one before
It was on a purple and gloomy night
But the owl I did adore
A dust fell from its wings
This happened after shaking itself so quietly
In the silent night the owl sings
The eyes stared upon me so wildly
When the day had begun and the sun had risen
The owl was gone and so was the night
I watched the sun from above shine down and glisten
The owl was missed but its absence lessened my fright
That owl gave me a new sense of wonder
Oh nights like those there is only a small number
Written in Response to “The Owl" by Arthur Sze