Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FORGETFUL OWLS, by PAUL ELDRIDGE


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THE FORGETFUL OWLS, by                    
First Line: Nightly, / silence summons to herself
Last Line: And the owls know...
Subject(s): Birds; Owls


Nightly,
Silence summons to herself
The Owls of the world,
And whispers in their feathered ears
The Truth of Things,
Which they promise
To repeat to Man
When he wakes.
But the Sun,
The hater of Truth,
Dazzles their round eyes,
And they fall asleep,
Andr dream—
And forget...

And Man seeks—
Seeks in vain
What only Silence
And the Owls know...





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