I received a letter today – here it is:
re: Uba Owl
Who is this strange creature?
I have never known
A topsy-turvey nymph
Hiding behind a Kabuki mask
Long hours of back-breaking work
Brief years of tea
Child-like goggles, suppressed passions
The wonders of nature. The power of colors.
Youth betrayed by fidelity
A funny banty hen survivor, a pugnacious mutt
A rat in formal attire who sired a tribe
Miles between, but some things are constant
A new identity?
Does she pan for gold?
I think not
She pans for her soul
On silent wings
Fly