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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREAT HORNED OWL, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He glides, descending / to the forest floor | |||
He glides, descending to the forest floor -- his round face like an African mask, carved out of soft wood. He sails down smoothly (his face as wide as his shoulders with big ears jutting straight up like horns) -- descending to the forest floor where a mouse scurries along. And the wingspan of the great night bird spreads, showing his white plumage in this, his pale phase, as he snatches it he sings and dances in the half-light, scattering dry leaves, spreading again those great wings. On the takeoff he fans his fluffy black-and-white tail. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SYNCOPATED CAKEWALK by CLARENCE MAJOR REVELATION AT CAP FERRAT by CLARENCE MAJOR SAND FLESH AND SKY by CLARENCE MAJOR A GUY I KNOW ON 47TH AND COTTAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR AGING TOGETHER by CLARENCE MAJOR AT THE ZOO IN SPAIN by CLARENCE MAJOR ATELIER CEZANNE by CLARENCE MAJOR BALLROOM DARK by CLARENCE MAJOR |
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