Chasing Owls (The Lyric; 2019)

Authors: Rob Jackson

Chasing Owls

They call, then don't, 

they're taciturn,

some mate for life,

are known to spurn,

in demeanor, often stolid,

in attire, stripes or solid.

Can be spotted

brooding,

waiting,

snowbirds

pigeon-contemplating.

Diet: red meat, fowl, or fish.

In parliaments, they flock together

in spectacles, owlish.

In bars, they hover,

turning heads,

they note you, hunt you, score you.

Some ask your name;

most just ignore you.