I DROP INTO DARKLING

The owl as hunter, sudden and absolute — the world convulsing around the kill and then falling silent.

I drop:
make a killing.
Blackbird chucks, alarmed.
A chatter of sparrows explodes,
then settles,
quiet in the deep hedge.
Stillness.

I DROP INTO DARKLING — Fine Art Print
From Darkling: The Owl's Song by Catherine Hyde — shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof Poetry Award 2025
Published by Apollo, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Reproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde

Museum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks
Signed, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition
Unmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover