Thursday, February 7, 2019

Wolfsong

from deviant art


follow a raven
and find a wolf
hear her gobble-cry,
his soft whuff

up on the ridge
where wild grasses grow
they tarry to listen
while the west wind blows

the wolf sings out
when the full moon beams
hear his howl
threading through your dreams

out on the desert
before the dawn
you can look for his tracks
but he'll be gone

at the end of the trail
near the Joshua Tree
a big black wolf
waits for only me


one from 2012 to be shared with the Poetry Pantry at Poets United - great reading every Sunday morning.

24 comments:

  1. Ah, I can hear the raven AND the wolf! Wonderful to picture that big black wolf waiting!

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  2. Nothing is more deklightful that to sit quietly in a forest or some other wild place and let the wild life come up to check you out. If only we had more sanctuaries not availble for mining drilling or development wher we can ensure our fellow inhabitants on Earth can live their lives without fear or oppression.

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  3. This is exquisitely drawn, Sherry!❤️ I love the image of the full moon beaming and the howl of the wolf "threading through your dreams." Woww!!❤️

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  4. Your poem reads like an arcane nursery rhyme, Sherry. I love the image too!

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  5. I adore the storybook feel to this. What adventures they will have when they find each other!

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  6. Makes me want to know what happens next when you find him waiting for you. Mystery.

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  7. I do believe the wolf waits for you.

    hear his howl
    threading through your dreams

    Yes, I think I've heard his howls.

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  8. I love how you bring the magic from the animals out... wonderful

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  9. Love the way you create an image that I can hear & feel in a poem that I could almost hear sung. :)

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  10. If you have a wolf waiting for you at the end of the trail, you are blessed indeed!

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  11. The picture is a classic presentation of light and shadows of black and white very much in line with the flow of the words.

    Hank

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  12. This chimes in my heart! For me not a storybook feel so much as incantatory, and the stuff of legends (which are deep truths).

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    1. The wolf and raven are both magical creatures and your poem reflects that (as much as the inspiring picture).

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  13. Beautiful poem about two of my favorite things: the desert and wolves!

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  14. This is enchanting. I feel the magic of the wolf and raven as well as your love for these creatures.

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  15. I love the rhythm, the imagery, the thought of a creature so magnificent waiting for a wild heart.

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  16. Oh Sherry. How blessed you are to have a wolf waiting for you. The images and the rhymes in this are so full of magic. The rhythm of this walks us along with you on that path of starlight and dreams.

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  17. A lone wolf howls when he's lonely in the night. A raven flies solo when it's sick and tired of life.

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  18. The lone wolf and the raven. I love the tone and scenery you paint with your words.

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  19. wonderful imagery in a lyrical poem!

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  20. Lovely and lyrical. I see this - in my mind's eye - as an illustrated children's book. Wouldn't that be wonderful!

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  21. something so comforting in the waiting wolf

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  22. this sounds magical...loved the closing lines!

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