Elk in the white
Winter breaking up
Soon the dripping of branches
And the music snapping.
Large elk bunch
Totalling three harems.
A strategy in tough times
Swarming confuses pursuers.
Wolves growling out their
Hunger and testiness, spittle
Running tirelessly.
One of three elk males
Bugles high pitched
Confidence rally.
The girls check out
Location of babes.
All sure of foot
Ready to bolt in unison.
Again like a swarm.
A common consciousness.
I am relishing views
Through my rifle scope.
And a bighorn
Double curl featured
Does the same.
Up and down wind.
About this poem
Beviours when the wolves follow. Saliva dripping.9
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Written on April 28, 2024
Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 28, 2024
Modified by dougb.72572 on April 28, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 572 |
Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 23 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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