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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.

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

Posts 45577
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

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
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
Member Elite

since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

6 posted 2004-10-22 02:15 PM

Great write!

Eric

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