Always Listening - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

I'm Stanley. a snowy owl who
Does like to perch somewhere on high
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
And sense the world as it goes by.
All of my senses are quite keen,
But hearing is my most acute,
Often hearing what is not seen,
Giving me head start on pursuit.
A mouse may think it's hidden well
Under the leaves or under snow.
The mouse makes sounds and I can tell
Just where it is and there I go.

So when you come and I you see,
A listener is what I be.