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 FreeDumb by Justin Olin untitled by Melicia Morris Oligarchy of Owls by Mike Harrison untitled by Cohen Morosoff Behind The Scenes by Sue Y Kim FEAR THIS by John Paul Calma submit a poem for next month's edition go to current edition  |
Oligarchy of Owls by Mike Harrison The reigning kings, ruling unseen, but for glimpses of wing s too silent, eyes too keen. governing a domain while lurking in the shadows- and raising Cain; the assassin kings of lithe territory politics, and social rings. solitary hunters, through cold and snow emirs of the wilderness air, full of eyes- all aglow. That stand their victory ground all alone, while the corvine harpies scream, growl, and moan. Nests invisible, the young trained in hiding, lives and customs shrouded in night's lighting. The oligarchy of owls, working apart; a class apart, from the fowls. A brief rush of wings, and without a sound a hunted victim leaves it's cold ground. The calculated, stealthy assault, that catches even the careful; seamless-devoid of fault. The uncanny swivel of the head, like a raptor in a dream, that has yet to be fed. A shiver imparted, when the twin stars are turned upon the intruders; the rival czars. And then it is gone upon it's chariot air, off into the night, to it's long forgotten lair. A magistrate in the vague circle mystery, of the oligarchy, that shares no place in history. |
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