Owl

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

In the arc of my wings,

the amber of my eyes,

the lucid throttle of my talons,

I am built to hold you,

In sacred silence.

How do you choose

to hold

me?

(c) Jamie K. Reaser

From "Wild Life: New and Selected Poems" (to be published by Hiraeth Press in June 2013; www.hiraethpress.com)