Language Arts for the Owl Lover

The Troublemaker twisted his tip,
Taking in his tenebrous tableau
Trying to see in the tenuous light
The threatening bird took to flight
Trusting my tenet to truth
I threw two arms up to thwart
Talons of Tytonidae attacking
Just inches from me in my fort
The tremendous talons abated
I climbed down the tree and waited
Until my heart's tempo would tarry
To a temper more stable than scary.