the vote is in on

animals possessing souls

and the ‘eyes’ have it

–photos by me

whether we’re a

we fill our own niches

and we have our own worth

for each of us enriches

the fauna of the earth

–photos by me

owl

nocturnal, drowsy

posing, drifting, dozing

hitting the hay now

hooter

–photo by me

she sits at her table

in soft candlelight,

peers into her crystal

and scries,

her chalice and athame

gleam in the night–

she is young

but incredibly wise.

she casts not a spell

as to harm anyone,

but petitions that

justice be done:

to hurt someone else

is to hurt herself–

she understands

we are as one.