Thursday, January 16, 2025

A Poem. 1/16/25

Good Morning!

I was not intending to post today, but then I saw Bonny's Post and was reminded that it is the third Thursday of the month (already!!) and time for A Gathering of Poetry.  Today I am sharing one of my favorite Ted Kooser poems.  It can be found in his book "Valentines."


Screech Owl

All night each reedy whinny

from a bird no bigger than a heart

flies out of a tall black pine

and, in a breath, is taken away

by the stars.  Yet, with small hope

from the center of darkness

it calls out again and again.




1 comment:

  1. This is lovely, Vera. I think I could have identified the author as Ted Kooser as it's descriptive and he says so much in just two sentences. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful poem!

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