E ULTREIA

Write a short poem about an 'Owl'

You may not use the following words (including plurals/other tenses/variations etc. of said word): OWL, WING, EYE, CLAW, BEAK, TALON, BIRD, FOWL, NIGHT, DARK, TREE, BRANCH, FLY, SOAR, SWEEP, MOUSE, PREY, HUNT, CATCH, FEATHER, WISE, SMART,

The poem should be no more that four lines. If you want more of a challenge, it must also rhyme and follow a meter of your choice.

1.

Sky-spliting, soul-searching, psychopomp

Plume of smoke, silent killer, banshee

Unseen but revered, two-faced omen, godly compagnon

Twin gold coins on a phantom's mask, striking encounter.

2.

I met you at the start of a journey, spot of white against the sunset painted sky

Startled by your ominous cry, me going in and you waking up

A start before an end, twin gold coins at dusk.

Well-met, I blinked and you were gone