Owlswich


Watching owls fly from branch to ground

Night circling around their lantern eyes

Without making a sound mute to realize


Light rising is found to reach the skies

Dream haunted castles so sun bound

Burning days of summer window eyes



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Written on 2026-08-17 at 01:47

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
This has a moody, almost medieval vibe that I really like. The image of owls with lantern eyes and soundless flight sets a quiet, eerie tone. But the syntax gets tangled in places, especially "Without making a sound mute to realize," which sounds pretty but stops making sense the more you sit with it. The poem leans heavy on atmosphere and lets clarity slide. A little tightening could keep the mystery without losing the reader.
2026-08-25

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