Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Owls





When the black-barked night trees
Withdraw their arms
Into themselves,
Like monks in concealing sleeves,

I know then,
That you have loved the Moon.

There are five owls,
One for each hour
From midnight until dawn;
And each has her special care--
Your face,
Your lips,
Your hair,
Your hips,
Your heart.

Lacking branch, my owls occupy brevity.
One note only do they speak--
Moon, moon, is what those traitors say,
Five pretty purveyors
Of perfidy.


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9 comments:

  1. okay, i had to google perfidy. :) you know i'm not that smart! or WISE like an owl!

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  2. An aura of the supernatural swallows this whole-the mystery and the sense of something watching is strong--yet what is being scrutinized is open enough..a heart on the table, laying in a shaft of moonlight. One of your loveliest, Shay.

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  3. This has a wonderful, almost spooky quality to it. I loved it , and also had to look up what perfidy meant. See, I've watched far too much television. Read this into Soundcloud too, I love your reading voice.

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  4. I agree with Buddah about your voice. I tried to leave a comment on your last post, but could not. (Perhaps the fact that I kept clicking onto "comment" impatiently had something to do with the problem?) I loved hearing the pauses as you read--those pauses that writers "write" into their poems...

    The first six lines were especially gorgeous. (And anyone can be a redhead...but it's the hardest color to keep ;)

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  5. M-O-O-N....that spells "owl"!

    Here's hoping those owls haven't been sniffing bath salts.

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  6. I am so glad you can write again, because sadly I cant listen to your readings .. firewall crapola .. xo

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  7. This is one of my favorites of yours. The trees like monks, the owls and "Moon, moon." Beautiful.

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  8. ok, was there a voice recording of this that's missing now? i wanna hear it too! {she whines}

    this is a favorite, for sure! {the fact that each new one i read becomes my current favorite does not lessen my love for the others.}

    i seriously don't think i'll ever write again.... i'll just put up a post directing everyone here....

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  9. Oh, hell. This is just brilliant, Shay. This is everything that I have missed about your poetry.

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Spirit, what do you wish to tell us?