Midnight Eyes

During a trek through a frigid woodland,

something flashed before my eyes, white,

ripping me from silent solitude,

an owl starkly contrasted against the earthen tones,

I watched, devoted and inquisitive of this enigma

as its claws touched down just before me,

midnight eyes fixated on my own, motionless,

my feet fastened to the soil beneath,

I struggle to pull myself free, to reach beyond the barrier,

while the creature continued to stare, in such silence

that I was sure I must have been deafened,

my fingers outstretched, straining,

longing for just one connection, however brief,

and with the distance scant between,

its wings spread in blinding light, vanished,

restoring my solitude

by Brittany Zedalis in Dead Snakes Poetry 

Author's Note

http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2015/07/brittany-zedalis-two-poems.html

Reviews

[BlackPrince]

I like how you portray here a brief encounter with an owl whose eyes you so poetically call midnight eyes.
The eyes of owls are quite famous the world over for their circular and wide appearance. Owls are even the subject of many superstitious beliefs in some cultures.

But I also like how you resumed with your time in solitude after a brief encounter with 'Midnight eyes'.

WELL DONE

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you! I wrote this during a time in my life where I felt like everything was changing all at once, and writing this helped me cope. Thank you again so much for stopping by!

[Jamestown]

Well written and delivered!
I enjoyed this piece a ton, imagery is fantastic and
wording makes the imagery appear realistic:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[AaronFreitas]

This is an awesome write! I love your imagination... your thoughts and creativity :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you so much, Aaron! :)

[Saddam]

Clear imagination and beautifully crafted write.
Great write and read dear.

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you very much, Saddam.

[Saddam]

Most welcome dear.

[DoormanDan]

I must say that I am seriously impressed by this piece, and am not at all surprised by the quantity of fantastic reviews it has received. The title alone drew me in, so you definitely chose the right title for this piece, and the rest was just an adventure to read. Everything from the flow, your clearly thought out choice of words, the atmosphere, and the literary devices incorporated into the piece all serve to add something to this piece that I don't come across often on poems(both on this website and off). It builds up extremely well, leaving me wondering what's going to happen up until the very last word. This can be very hard to accomplish, even in a narrative style poem, so I must say hats off to you on that! Has anybody ever told you, "Fantastic job" before on this piece? Well guess what, you're about to hear it again; fantastic job!

You easily deserve a 100/100 for this piece in my opinion. Awesome, simply awesome. :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

I actually don't know if anyone has said fantastic, haha. But thank you very much. This is one of my favorites out of the many that I've written.

[KWP]

soft and flowy full of intrigue

kinda like reading an excerpt from a novel

you create great visions within my minds eye

very nice work XX

[Brittany Zedalis]

Very much appreciated, fellow writer. :) This is actually one of my favorites that I've written.

[Kyori Kia]

You could feel as if you were right there under that moon watching as the elegance of the owl came. I love how earthy it feels as well.

[Brittany Zedalis]

I wonder how on earth I missed this review. Oops. Thank you, Kyori.

[Julia Mars]

Vivid imagery expertly crafts this scene.
I like!

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you, Julia! :)

[Julia Mars]

Welcome!!!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

almost like that owl was the reincarnation of someone from your past...unnerving i am sure...

more than wiseness in this picture...

love the mood you set.

[Brittany Zedalis]

That means a lot coming from you. Thank you.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Love the building of this one and the image of the owl in nature,
your ending is abrupt after experiencing the wonderful thoughts on your
contact with the feathered night being in the woods of mystery
and essence of natural surroundings.
The wonder of the event is present as I read it.
:)

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you very much, Josie. I appreciate the feedback. :)

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome~ :)

[Ashwin Thakur]

Surely u create magic with words just enough to intoxicate the reader
And then come back from the dream again
If it would have been much bigger in content then it surely have made love the nights like never before

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you, Ashwin.