Here’s a poem by Richard Wilbur, about a parent soothing a panicked child in the night, and the irony of domesticating a fear that really is deeply archetypal:
A Barred Owl
Richard Wilbur
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The accompanying photographs are wonderful.
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Wonderful. The pics are great. We had barred owl calling earlier this spring and the poem was right on the mark.
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