An owl in the night
down the road in dark
moonless night in a
snag perhaps with
knotholes and rough
bark out there in the
dark like here in a bed
pushing back dread
for a sound like hope
but the old apple tree
that once held a swing
nearby hollowed out
fell over dead last
year lying there still
as I in this bed.
Don Ogden, known by many simply as d.o., has been active in environmental issues for most of his life. His poetry and commentaries have appeared in a wide variety of publications and on national and local radio. He is co-founder of The Enviro Show on WMCB-LP, 107.9FM in Greenfield.