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Saturday, August 1, 2020

Owl Woman


Artistic Photography Dreamlike Portrait Photography by Damien Casals


Owl Woman
calls from the forest deep:
"Waken, all humans,
from your long sleep."

I wake to the sound
of the wild ones' cries.
We may be smart,
but we are not wise.

Owl Woman
bids us change our ways.
Her hope is fading;
she prays and prays.

"Time is short"
warns the owl on her shoulder.
I fear we'll grow
no smarter, just older.



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16 comments:

  1. C. SandlinAugust 1, 2020 at 12:55 PM

    Oh, that tragedy waiting just at the end of this is powerful.

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  2. Carrie Van HornAugust 1, 2020 at 1:33 PM

    I love the rhyme, wisdom, and beauty this holds Sherry. It is a poetic plea and call to action. If only mankind would listen.

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  3. SreejaAugust 1, 2020 at 6:50 PM

    Yes, her hope fading out...last lines are full of wisdom. Love this!

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  4. MargaretAugust 1, 2020 at 10:37 PM

    I just watched a documentary about the Spanish Flu of 1918 or so and well, we aren't any wiser.

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  5. qbitAugust 2, 2020 at 5:06 AM

    "We may be smart,
    but we are not wise" - that is for sure!

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  6. Linda Lee LybergAugust 2, 2020 at 8:37 AM

    Sherry- True words here.

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  7. MaryAugust 2, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    Oh yes, we have lost our wisdom...what a moving poem, Sherry.

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  8. TruedessaAugust 2, 2020 at 9:50 AM

    We must awaken we have lost our wisdom. I often wonder what have we learned since the start of this pandemic. I think we have learned that division kills our ability to clearly see. sigh...

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  9. indybevAugust 2, 2020 at 10:28 AM

    You always eloquently speak the voice of nature, Sherry. This is beautifully written.

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  10. FireblossomAugust 2, 2020 at 1:29 PM

    smart not wise--that about sums up our current state.

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  11. Vivian ZemsAugust 2, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    I hear the frustration on the owl woman's voice...let's hope her prayers are answered.

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  12. hedgewitchAugust 3, 2020 at 7:08 AM

    Lots of wisdom here, from the round, golden eyes of Owl Woman. If only we would listen to these voices...

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  13. grapelingAugust 3, 2020 at 9:51 AM

    yep ~

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  14. Susie ClevengerAugust 3, 2020 at 1:05 PM

    Such truth so beautifully expressed

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  15. JimAugust 3, 2020 at 7:36 PM

    There comes a time when we get no smarter, perhaps more senile, and older.
    Loved it, Sherry, we had owls north old Houston, and doves. Now we have doves and mocking birds. Those latter wake us up here.
    (we used to live North of Houston, Texas, on as little hill, but now we live west of Houston in the flat land, ex pasture)
    ..

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  16. purplepeninportland.comAugust 4, 2020 at 6:10 PM

    Yup! Smart not wise. More so now than ever.

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