CONVERSATION - Anastasia Suen

Writing a Small Poem

What is the story? I knew we had owls living nearby because I could hear them calling in the dark, but I was never sure which kind until this week when we looked it up in an old bird book and discovered that the call and the massive body size (18-24″) both belonged to the great horned owl. (You can see how big they are in this photo by Amber Dawn.) The conversation that three of them had in the predawn hours by our house on Tuesday was the inspiration for this poem. That’s my CONVERSATION story — and my third November #smallpoem.

Now it’s your turn! What is your CONVERSATION story?

7 Comments

Carol Varsalona Posted on5:16 pm - November 16, 2023

Anastasia, this poem prompt, what is your conversation story, is interesting. I think I will need to ponder what I heard lately and write a #smallpoem. “Calls cry” makes for an intriguing thought. I think that line of yours gives me the spark to write, Thank you.

Irene Latham Posted on9:11 am - November 17, 2023

Anastasia, this kind of conversation is one of my most favorite to eavesdrop! Thank you.

Linda Baie Posted on12:53 pm - November 17, 2023

If I’m out at the right time, I hear coyotes howl. Yes, even in the city, there are coyotes. But a favorite recent conversation happened on Halloween. I must have been the first stop for one young boy and as they were leaving, he said to his dad: “She really gave me candy, Dad!” Although they must have explained, he didn’t understand until that moment! It was like a little gift to me to hear those words. Thanks, Anastasia, no owls in my neighborhood that I ever hear, love hearing about yours!

Sarah Grace Tuttle Posted on1:59 pm - November 17, 2023

Anastasia, this poem is so fun! I love listening to the back and forth of birds– it always makes me so curious to know what they’re saying. Thank you for sharing, and happy Poetry Friday!

Alan j Wright Posted on6:32 pm - November 17, 2023

Birdsong is beguiling, Anastasia. You have harnessed it well in your short poem about a mighty bird. A magical discovery.

Tracey Kiff-Judson Posted on7:06 am - November 18, 2023

Owl calls are a special treat! We don’t hear them very often in these parts.

PATRICIA J FRANZ Posted on11:16 am - November 19, 2023

A-oooh! Yipyipyipyip
A-oooh!
I hunt while you sleep.
You wake while I eat.
A-oooh! Yipyipyipyip
A-oooh!