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FAREWELL
The pink infrared dusk
will soon melt into emerald black
as it has for weeks now.
But this soft sunset is not
a final curtain, for
hope takes wing tonight
and new friends, woven
as tight as a hummingbird's nest,
will endure this tear in our hearts.
Go on, young Wesley,
catch a swaying branch of palm
and follow swiftwinged Molly's lead
to your Happy Hunting Ground.
"The Fledge of Allegiance"
I fledge allegiance,
to the MOD
of the United Fans of Molly's owls,
And to the dysfunction
For which it stands:
One obsession,
Under Carlos,
With hilarity and no rest for all!
Cinquain
Wing
Maternal, comforting
Shields, warms, separates
a brood growing fast...
Molly's.
Smurf
Lurking, worrying
Frowns, paces, fearmongers
humans clueless to owls'
safety.
Limerick
There once was an owl named Molly,
Whose brood became Internet folly.
They'd stomp & they'd snore,
Down mice, cry for more.
Making curious browsers trés jolly!
Haikus
SECOND CLUTCH
Two cameras give
owl's view of inner sanctum.
Not tidy, but home.
"With or without you,"
Bono sings, as owls huddle
I'm thinking it's with...
FIRST CLUTCH
Mystical moonlight
beckons untested wings,
Wesley's turn arrives.
Downy owlet's snore
Carries thousands of miles east...
Get him Breathe Right strips!
"The Great Escape"
Distracted mom tends
young brood in the corner, as
mouse runs for its life!
Lighthouse eyes blink from
the owl barn door, signaling
to FeedEx "guy."
I'm gonna miss that
straw slurping sound, when Max and
crew slip San Marcos.
Remembering when
the heads of these owlets were
too heavy to lift!
I watched you hatch, Wes,
from your thin-walled calcium cave
into Molly's wing.
I had a life once.
Now watch Molly deliver
beheaded gophers.
Dusk blind, we wonder
if owlets are bowling or
wingboxing. Crazed bunch!
Computer freezing
Everytime I basement scroll
Bandwith overload?
Need chiropractor,
yogi, acupuncturist
for our MOD-wrecked necks!
Mr. Blinky Star
How I wonder who you are.
Betelgeuse, maybe?
Freeze frame? Clear the cache!
A MOD's daily computer
glitch doesn't deter.
Witnessed miracles,
thanks to a Royal with a
soft heart for barn owls.
Song Lyrics redone
Up On The Roof
(with apologies to Gerry Goffin & Carole King)
When this old box starts cramping my style
And fuzzy owl butts are just too much for me to face
I fly way up to the top of the roof
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now...
Ledgeling In Your Own Time
(with apologies to Carly Simon)
Well I have known you, since you were a small egg
Back when Molly used to say, "Well my Max is gonna grow up
And be some kind of mouser someday."
Then you venture out like Elvis and squawk with the owlets in the box
Your mama would say to you,
"This isn't exactly a show biz flock."
But you're a ledgeling in your own time
A hero in the flash lights
Teasing talons catch the starlight
But a ledgeling's only a lonely owl
When he branches alone.
Wesley's Night
With apologies to Kool & The Gang...
Oh yes it's Wesley's night, and the feeling's right.
Oh yes it's Wesley's night, oh what a night...
(Oh what a night)
Oh yes it's Wesley's night, and the feeling's right.
Oh yes it's Wesley's night, oh what a night...
(Oh what a night)
Wes, y'owl got one
First flight that's special everywhere
From New York to San Marcos
It's Wesley's night, and y'owl
the feeling's good...
We Are Family
(with apologies to Sister Sledge)
We are family
I got all my MODsters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and preen!
Ev'ryone can see we're possessed now,
As we chat away.
(FLY!) and we fly just like owls of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that obsessed?
Just let me state for the record
Watching Wesley fledge is the very best...
We are family
I got all my MODsters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and preen!
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