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Wolf Poems
"Only the mountain has lived
long enough
to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf"
~Waldo Leopold~
Father Of Wolves
A pup went to his father with
questions in his mind,
about the world around him;
about life, nature and time.
First he asked about the
world, about how he came to be,
about how he knew right from
wrong and about the mystery
of the sea.
The father smiled and answered
his son in a riddled rhyme,
"Your life will go onward from
now and you shall know in time.
But over the course of time
remember that you have in your paw,
the power to give life by mercy and
the power to kill by the claw.
But always know you are no king,
for nature has given this power to others,
Though they shall not harm those who live a good life, for all of nature
is your sisters and brothers."
The pup nodded to this father
then asked him some other words,
About the bountiful river and
the mighty caribou herds.
The father smiled and answered his son again,
looking into the young pups eyes,
answering with the same soft spoken words,
in the same riddled rhyme.
"The water we drink and food we eat
is granted to us for life,
but each must only take as much as they need,
for that is only right.
But each is destined to grow old,
and to soon after have all health gone,
So then they might fall prey to nature
so that others may live on."
The pup again nodded once
turning to his father to ask him of his life,
How he had come to know all he did
about his pain, suffering and strife.
"My son," he whispered to the pup
still gazing in his eyes,
"I know of what I speak my son,
through using my own mind.
I'll tell you of what I've seen my son
and of what the shamans preach,
Live your life well but harm no other,
for the purpose of life is to teach."
To this the pup just nodded,
making this knowledge his own,
he then sweetly nuzzled his father,
as the enlightenment in his eyes shown.
Then the father spoke unto his son
about the strangest of nature's clan,
Of the ones who've learned so very little,
he warned his son of man.
"Be fearful son of a race called man
for they know not what they do,
The have been given gifted abilities
far beyond our own,
yet utilize so few.
They act not for their brothers and sisters,
but for the betterment of one,
They've violated many of natures laws
but know not what they've done.
Man has abandoned the powerful mind he has
which first allowed him to thrive,
But he will reap what he has sewn
once he can no longer survive."
With that the father nuzzled his son
and bid him on his way,
knowing his son would lead a wealthy life
and pass his knowledge on one day.
~Kayotae Blackwolf~
Grand Teacher
Wolf is the grand
teacher.
Wolf is the sage, who after
man,
winters upon the sacred path
and seeking the ways of wisdom,
returns to share new knowledge with the tribe.
Wolf is both the radical and the
traditional in the same breath.
When the wolf walks by you -
you will remember.
~Robert Ghost Wolf~
WOLF WAYS
The cry of the wolf,
cuts the silence of the night.
A sound so anciently familiar,
that man instinctively seeks flight.
Those who seek to understand,
know that they are not cruel.
They kill only what they need,
living by mother nature's rules.
The wolf pack is a family,
just like yours and mine.
Living together with unwritten laws,
each member knows when it is their turn to dine.
Wolves are loving and caring parents,
punishing and praising each pup their due.
For each one must learn their place,
if the pack is to survive each generation anew.
So when you hear a wolf's howl,
listen to it to the full.
Feel its' primeval beauty,
way deep down in your soul!
~Mark D Martinson~
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