Barn Owl
Stealth-owl, silent flight.
hunting in the dead of night.
Ghost-owl, flying low
up and down the hedgerow.
Screech-owl, piercing scream
wakes me from a childhood dream.
Mask-owl, white face.
Fine feathers, full of grace.
Hunt-owl, finds a vole
wandering from its safety hole.
Swoop-owl, takes its prey,
swallow’s whole and flies away.
hunting in the dead of night.
Ghost-owl, flying low
up and down the hedgerow.
Screech-owl, piercing scream
wakes me from a childhood dream.
Mask-owl, white face.
Fine feathers, full of grace.
Hunt-owl, finds a vole
wandering from its safety hole.
Swoop-owl, takes its prey,
swallow’s whole and flies away.
This poem is copyright (©) Val Harris 2026
About the Writer
Val Harris
Val lives near Farnham in England. Her debut children’s poem was published online at The Dirigible Balloon, along with several others since then. Her poems have been published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. Her first poetry collection, A Classroom of Stars, was published at the end of 2022. She is @valpoet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter. Website: www.valharrispoet.co.uk
