Darkling - The Owl's Song

Prize-winning poet and artist Catherine Hyde celebrates the magic of the night from dusk till dawn as she follows the owl's journey in a gorgeous gift book of full colour paintings.

I turn
to the old orchard
where she hunts:
a ghost glimmering
sweet heart of the moon.
Swooping between trees,
a beating clock of claw and feather,
hush winged, in half light

As we sleep, the forest comes to life. The owl swoops. Moths dance in the moonlight, fireflies mimic the stars, a stag grazes, badgers burrow, foxes prowl, ferns catch the dew.

Resplendent, arresting artwork sit alongside an original poem. Prepare to be enchanted by the creatures of the night.

About the author

Catherine Hyde, illustrated by Catherine Hyde

Summary

Prize-winning poet and artist Catherine Hyde celebrates the magic of the night from dusk till dawn as she follows the owl's journey in a gorgeous gift book of full colour paintings.

I turn
to the old orchard
where she hunts:
a ghost glimmering
sweet heart of the moon.
Swooping between trees,
a beating clock of claw and feather,
hush winged, in half light

As we sleep, the forest comes to life. The owl swoops. Moths dance in the moonlight, fireflies mimic the stars, a stag grazes, badgers burrow, foxes prowl, ferns catch the dew.

Resplendent, arresting artwork sit alongside an original poem. Prepare to be enchanted by the creatures of the night.

Foreword

Prize-winning poet and artist Catherine Hyde celebrates the magic of the night from dusk till dawn as she follows the owl's journey in a gorgeous gift book of full colour paintings.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Hyde, Hyde Catherine
• Assisted by: Catherine Hyde (Illustration), Hyde Catherine (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781035900961
• ISBN: 978-1-03-590096-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 204 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; NATURE / Animals / General, Wildlife: general interest, Nature in art, Animals in art, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature