OLLIE THE OWL

OLLIE THE OWL

For Anwen 

Ollie the Owl regards the world ...

Impassively, without blinking ...

Oh, how I wish I were inside his head ...

To tell what he is thinking.

Ollie the Owl sits in the tree ...

Looking incredibly wise ...

His wisdom comes from his great, great age ...

And his lucent, luminous, lustrous eyes.

Ollie the Owl gazes around him ...

Without making a sound ...

Whatever he's thinking, I'm certain and sure ...

It must be something extremely profound.

Ollie the Owl flies down from his branch ...

Gently perches on Anwen’s knee ...

And then he asks: “What's for dinner?”

So he's no more profound than you and me! ...

Ffion