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"...A stranger can’t help but notice the...hooting...symbolic of the...desolation" |
| A haunting, familiar, and impressive neighbor, The scruffily-feathered, brown and black owl, With its bushy brow and scowling gaze. This solitary, vocal creature Calls the shady, densely-covered woods His rugged and natural home. The wise, intellectual, and friendly bird Cavorting with the other nearby owls, Audibly and distinctively giving A hooting call and receiving the other owls’ Daily and nightly sounds and echoes. A stranger can’t help but notice The eerie, bothersome hooting, Strangely symbolic of the woody desolation And lonely airiness Of the majestic owl’s home. Impressed by the forest’s infinite and potential danger, A man or woman longs for the safety and security Of civilization, free from the echoing Wants and desires of the remarkable, solitary birds. |