HEARD OWLS HOOT
Nearer than chill moonlight, willow clear wet
with dew risen by reed spears, would clatter,
spread where young birds forage; meet hunger
at the weir. Hear what you see, will soon be
in flicker abet to recognise, revision without
fear, surprise. Discreet tangent limit absurd
anticipate by echo, follow quantum allow pair
bound to shadow, darkness; infringe evasion,
lesion torn abduction, these birds conversant
replay in clamant jargon. Hold fast to notice,
once or twice each way onwards, drawn close but
still not quite, yet; brows at bee-line ledge.
Cloud bank glimmer to chatter, whether narrow
ocular abatement won't chew, faint stirring up
habit in white; corrosion crowds water's edge.