Alphabet Soup

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Little Owl

Little Owl

Based on a real bird | Poem | Fresh soup

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Apr 22, 2025
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Illustration by Ofra Kobliner
Down the block, in the playground, there’s an unfamiliar tree
A little owl lives in the treetop, or that’s what my neighbor tells me

I’ve never seen this little owl, but every night he calls me
His gentle voice cuts through the night in a desperate prayer of need

My neighbor says the owl’s in heat: that’s just his mating c…

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