He calls into the darkness
Asking a question
Once
Twice
Again
Unfurling powerful
Wings, he soars
Into a starred sky
He is the great horned owl
Mysterious as night
As sudden as the dawn
—
Beatrix Colvin was born and raised between Hawaii and British Columbia. She has attended Wisdom of the Earth Wilderness School, where she learned to track animals, build shelters, and understand bird language. Beatrix is currently a student at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu.
The Nature of
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