13 views of the wolf

I
In the silence of mountains
wind is joined
by the chorus of the wolves


II
With crimson maw
wolf tears at caribou
to feed his children


III
A lone track of paw prints
laced across a solitary hill
reminding me of me


IV
A cold yellow stare
piercing to the soul
and a face with no expression


V
Two young children
playing tug of war
with the bone of a deer


VI
warm puffs of mist
from the smiling mouth
of an exhausted wolf


VII
A faithful husband nuzzles
the neck of his wife
the honest love of a beast


VIII
Diving under bushes
launching over logs
a swarm of gray fur


IX
Circling, singing, dancing
musk ox lowers his head
wolves close in for the kill


X
A lonely hunter
on a solitary mountain
sings to find his companions


XI
Patient father staring past
children tugging
on his ragged ear


XII
Lounging in the shade
of drooping pines
a wolf relaxes


XIII
The battle is over
the deer has fallen
and a wolf lies still on the cold earth

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