A tawny brown fawn on rickety legs
Had eyes showing wonder and awe
His first day on earth
He suckled and nursed
The one that was known as his Ma
His tail twitched excitedly
And oh so delightedly
They romped and they
Roamed through the morn
He knew that she loved him-
Would teach and protect him-
How happy he was to be born!

When innocence waned
And spiked antlers came
He ventured the woods on his own
Nervous, yet bright, he'd put up a fight
To survive lack of food and the cold
Then natures call sounded
And in him rebounded
An urge to seek company near
He marked and he rubbed
He sparred other nubs
While seeking his doe of a deer

The lust strong inside him
The instincts that drive him
Were strong on this bright winter's day
Unknowingly, softly, and ever so sadly,
He stepped out in harms fateful way

Written by Sara Fielder © 1996