Amongst the Shadows

(Great Horned Owl)

He hides amongst the shadows of a forest border,
flattened against the craggy wood of an old tree,
stretched tall to the tips of his feather ears.
Invisible, he waits.

Light breezes stir fringed feathers.
Minute sounds found,
his wide eyes follow the tenuous steps of tiny feet, 
of whiskered, twitching nose.
Invisible, he waits.

With lightening calculation, he drops.
Wings open.
Tail flairs.
Talons strike.