The Night Owl

One of nature’s
Nocturnal and solitary creatures,
The night owl,
Sits atop an eerily dark and shadowy tree branch.
With luminescent yellow eyes,
The all-seeing predatory bird
In search of a deadly kill
To satiate his healthy appetite. 
The perched owl surveys the quiet
And inauspicious grounds
For an unsuspecting bird, mouse,
Or reptile to devour;
A seemingly endless wait ensues –
Then, the magnificent owl reaps the kind
And beneficent rewards of a tasty meal,
Attacking and fatally wounding his latest victim…