The Rat And The Owl

A rat is moving on the ground; It searches for something to eat; ’Tis night and it must quickly find Some food or else, it must sure starve! A large owl stands with two large eyes; It turns its neck to scan the ground; It strains its eyes to catch a prey, And sees a rat shuffling across! Both search for food in frantic ways; Both need to eat to stay alive; The owl is like a ghost at night; Its large eyes contrast rat’s small ones! The owl is predator for rat; The rat is prey for owl at night; The owl is sure to pin the rat, And death is sure for the latter! The rat moves on unwarily! It nears the owl innocently; It does not know that death is near; Its mind is bent on searching food! The owl is watching rat’s movements; The prey is rather small in size; It tries to keep the rat within Its visual fields, and take a strike! The rat is unaware of owl; It has not sniffed the danger near; With nostrils engrossed in food-search, It scurries to and fro for long! The owl is planning when to swoop; An opportune moment must come; The rat must take a moment’s rest; The owl’s claws take the rat to nest! The predator is smart and swift; The prey will certainly get caught; There is a small chance to escape; But, predator must make the fault! Both owl and rat must eat to live; The rat is prey for owl always; The rat can still avoid its death; It must respect the owl’s beak-might! In life, we play with dangers oft; We know that fire surely burns; We walk into the ‘jaws of death’! We take some risks that bring us death! But being careful is a must; We cannot risk our precious life; Lurk dangers in our environs; The thread of life could get cut fast! Copyright by Dr John Celes 7-21-2008