Monday, February 8, 2010

And I Can’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore

The swivel-necked owl
high in the barren elm
just might be God,
yellow eyes sharp
as memories of Eden,
watchful gaze pivoting
over all the earth,
hanging in a tree,
our ready savior,
ready—when he sees
a streak in the field—
to drop like hymns,
crush faithless bones.

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