Dear Deer

Fury & determination

flight and ending:

black & grey hairs flowed

like thunder

as flags of victory-

a powerful wolf snaked

through the forest

knowing a deer’s throat was

very vulnerable.

As son and mother

idled in thickets of another

day the wolf charged.

Mother sent her son

flying with a whip of her

strong neck. Hide!

she screamed - kicking out.

Deep wounds from razor teeth

recited a sad tale

of loss but mother’s

bravery meant her son

could grow up and have

his own family.