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Wendy Videlock
THE OWL
THE OWL
THE OWL
Beneath her nest,a shrew’s head,
a finch’s beak
and the bones
of a quail attest
the owl devours
the hour,
and disregards
the rest.
© 2009, Wendy Videlock
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 4, January
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 4, January
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
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THE OWL
Beneath her nest,a shrew’s head,
a finch’s beak
and the bones
of a quail attest
the owl devours
the hour,
and disregards
the rest.
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 4, January
THE OWL
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