Owl by my Window

This actually happened last night. Thought it would be good to put it into words.

Last night as I sat strumming,
A loud cry interrupted my humming.
It was the cry of a demon,
It's sound, so inhuman.

Then came the hooting,
A recognizable call.
That "who-who-wh-whooo"
Of the Great Horned Owl.

I turned out my lights and,
Cracked open a shade.
And with it's human's eyes,
Silent contact was made.

Human and Animal,
Connection was made.
And I could tell,
It would never fade.

I watched as it left
It's perch by my window.
And a nearby tree,
Was where it flew off to.

It stayed in that tree,
All night long.
A spirit of the night,
Where it belonged.

I felt like it was
Trying to tell me something.
A message, maybe?
It could be.

My silent guardian,
My mutual friend.
I have a feeling tonight,
It'll happen again.

I trust that you understand.
I trust you all believe.
This story isn't a lie.
It's real, don't you see?

I have this connection,
With a demon of the night.
A demon who guards me,
With all of it's might.

Reviews

[quixotic_rose]

OWL!!! very beautiful creatures. Sometimes, when we least expect it, something extraordinary happens and the moment takes on such profound inspiration in the soul that it seems impossible to contain. I feel like that happened with the connection you made with your guardian, very rare. Awesome write as well, the words captivate and the poem tells a beautiful story.

[Tarry Franck]

Love the mysterious feel of this writing. Owls - very wise, can learn a lot from their presence. I've always felt honored to be in the presence of one. Anyway...great flow and kept me hanging on - wonderful work!

[reflectingus]

Haha, this was a great way to put down an incident, I was intrigued by your story and hooked on till the end. As weird as it is, I've experienced similar incidents, and then it's just so cool how you can connect with other beings. Ending was great, loved the poem.

[Perfect Mistake]

I myself thought this was a cute poem about "demon of the night" guarding something. Very good work :3

wow. This was a really fun read - well written, and with beautiful imagery. Thank you for sharing :)

[R.A. Youngblood]

This is very emotional, and many hidden story behind those verses, that mean it's mysterious, i like your description, your flow of words and specially your connection with nature(animal). It makes me feel inspired!
I specially like the third and fifth stanza.
Thanks for sharing...Keep it up! :D

[joshua deathdealer]

I like this one. Great imagery and even mysterious. Nice work.

[Suditi]

A very well done piece.
The content, the choice of words, the comparison to a protective demon, all wow.
The flow is perfect. Great job.

[Rliv]

I really like this. It is very well written. You made your connection tangible. There was an owl that always seemed to hang out in the woods behind my house. It would wake me up almost every morning. I used to hate it for waking me up but now that it no longer comes around I really do miss it's hoots. This only makes me miss it more.

[justjenn_2u]

The ending is interesting here. It leaves me with questions and of course, a real poem is supposed to do just this. You have a nice flow and the poem tells a story that made me want to keep reading on. Good job. Write on.