There was this odd sense of being watched as I walked,
\nSo I shot a glance behind me,<\/p>\n
Nothing, <\/p>\n
Looked to my left, to my right,<\/p>\n
Nothing
\nThen finally looked above and there he sat,
\nPerched on gnarled koa branch, staring directly at me,
\nUnblinking,
\nHuge black eyes twinkling with arcane wisdom, <\/p>\n
Twin pools of the infinite,
\nAn almost mocking look on his white feathered countenance.
\nIn that moment I understood why the tribes hold Owl in such regard,
\nWhy the Hawaiians considered him Amakua,
\nWhy forever he’s been associated with wisdom,
\nGuarding the portals between this world and the next,
\nPart bird, part spirit. <\/p>\n
His eyes penetrated mine, seeming to gaze past the flesh directly into my consciousness. <\/p>\n
We stood there for an eternity, locked in unspoken soul to soul communication
\nLocked in that hypnogogic state between wakefulness and dream<\/p>\n
I lowered my eyes and gave a nod, a gesture of respect,
\nHe stretched his coffee-blossom white wings and silently disappeared into low hanging clouds
\nSoaring up the slopes of Haleakela. <\/p>\n
Mahalo, my Pueo friend,
\nAloha…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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