A Winter Scene

Rabbit trails cast
a dark shadow

ridges along the
white hilltop

their fleeting-
moving swiftly

across the thin
crust of snow

the cold wind
in hot pursuit

and a terror-filled
heart
listens to the
wolves howl

getting
closer and
closer

© Richard L. Provencher

first published 1984, Writer’s Lifeline
Number 2 (Stephen Gill, Publisher)
Vesta Publications Limited
Cornwall, Ontario