Know
that the same spark of life that is within you,
is
within all of our animal friends.
(from
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center)
Wolves fascinate me ~ animals, strong and bold in appearance ~
with eyes of blue or brown and gold.
Forced out of habitats ~ to 'city
life'they've adjusted .
Coyotes, along with wolves, are inhabiting our neighbourhoods ~
living in proximity with humans due to expansion and growth of
mankind
and due to development of commercial and industrial lands.
I Simply Could
Not Resist Him ~
as he faced me on a page within a colour magazine.
There he was ~ embedded ~ within a square.
His piercing blue eyes ~ and ears well alerted,
he gazed at me intently.
His facial fur of grayish white
deepened dark charcoal ~ approaching his neck and body.
Compelling, he piqued my attention ~ now worthy of a second look.
“Who
are you? What do you need?”
(I wondered as I studied his face.)
Mesmerized, I was ~ just connecting with his eyes.
“What
do you want?”I asked.
With piercing blue eyes still upon me,
he spoke:
“This
is a photo of me ~ before a hunter raised his gun!
Bang! Bang! I balked and I howled!
And now, I'm really a clock, set in a 12-inch oaken frame.
I long to be loved ~
and can give to you ~ both pleasure and peace
'cause my 'spirit' within, still lives.
Just give me a battery or two ~ and I'll give you accurate time.
My name is 'Logan' ~ I was the 'Alpha' of my pack.
How could I refuse him?
I could give him a home ~ hanging in plain view
where daily, his face I would see.
Arriving by mail, I inserted a battery, setting his heart a-beat.
I hung him near my balcony door.
And his gift to me, was and is ~ his mesmerizing eyes of blue.
Logan espies me 24/7
as I recall his pack and his life ~
and always will ~ e'en when I renew ~ his warm beating heart.
Composed
by Merle Baird-Kerr...November 12, 2018
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