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VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-10-21 11:36 AM



Gray Wolf

Gray Wolf stares at me;
as if hanging
from a precipice,
moon
at his side.

He glares, or stares,
I cannot see his teeth;
are they
bared?

How do I know
if he’s friend
or foe;
his ears
perpindicular to whiskers
and the lay of his fur

At some moments
when Breeze
moves him,
he almost seems
at peace,
almost smiling
with his eyes.

Is it a disguise?
Would I be wise
to venture
outside
to make his acquaintance?

What chance
would there be
to conjure a new friend
for me?

Something
tells me,
danger would
not be my fate
for his portrait
is placed
upon a fleece
laprobe
as he waits,
draped over
the cyclone fence,
drying.

©October 21, 2004

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2004 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989

1 posted 2004-10-21 11:43 AM


Enjoyed Virginia, well done.  
passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
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displaced
2 posted 2004-10-21 11:56 AM


beautiful
Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song
3 posted 2004-10-22 01:27 AM


Nice twist at the end and wonderful expression of an animal I have very high regard for.  A master of strategy and orchestrated hunts.  A very enjoyable read.
ice
Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404
Pennsylvania
4 posted 2004-10-22 07:04 AM


Vas
Great job!
But I am wondering if the wolf is not a wolf at all, but a man....perhaps a wolf in sheeps (fleece) clothing? Just a wild guess...poetry does this to me, my mind wanders down the trails of lines and sometimes veers way off from the intentions of the poet...
anyway, I enjoyed reading this one....
----------ice
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Sunshine
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Listening to every heart
5 posted 2004-10-22 07:16 AM


Virginia, I not only enjoyed the poem, but the way you made Ford's mind wander...good job!
Ericc
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since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178

6 posted 2004-10-22 02:15 PM


Great write!

Eric

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