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The lonely wolf raised nose to the sky and decried his terrible plight He let out a sound to pierce the night, a sound both frigid and yet bright This paradox alone can tell the tale of one who’ll never say To friend or foe, how do you do, dear sir? His soliloquy freed to assault the air, a sound not despicable, no, nor fair Roam alone dear wolf and find that solace which will free your mind Ever lonely, yet never alone, his sound decries his mortal life A timeline drawn as through the sand to tell his tale, his life, his woe Brother lend me your ear, your eye doth not shed its tears Hear the sound, hear it anon; it calls upon a lonely hour Tales that wander the misty woods, to prey upon dear children’s fears Lonesome meander, tooth and claw, hear the raven’s mournful caw Yet by the by on the wind blown vales, another’s voice catches the tale Drawn by the winds the sands of time, beat back the advance of the years Catch the quarry, sustenance bring, or malice cut within the groove The jowl low, the sneer held high, the mournful sound carried on the tide Of morning come with its sweet light, breaking the wolf’s call at last on fright Flee for darkness, flee for shade, the wolf’s call must at last abate Or so it seemed on that bleak morn, that night’s reign had died in light When basked the morning’s light, the wolf’s dark coat did shine so bright With a yelp he leapt about and saw, the dew turned to steam, an end of night The light it crept up and briefly illumined the wolf’s brethren ‘pon a distant hill Nor more was he the lonely wolf, his charade exposed, his howl, choked The rabbit ran, the hound dogs bayed, the wolf gave chase, the farmer dismayed For this great sound carried away, to the ship docked in its lonely bay The captain heard this wolf’s dark howl, but did not know it from visions on the hay Tossed and turn by wind’s fancy, this his plea in his dark hour The sun advanced, it’s onslaught indomitable, give light to this fell day The captain rang his bell, hung high, the yardarms above to shade the deck Wolf, rabbit and at last hound, all advanced in their own way, came at last to wreck One and all upon the shore, they all fell to the ocean floor Tumbled forth from o’er the cliff, they cascaded down amid the drift Mixed with falls from the river bend, they calls mingled to one great sound Carried over the morning winds, this sound the captain did not comprehend The lonely wolf raised his head, surrounded by his quarry and his hunter What more friends could be wished to have surround on this the end Then these he found himself with here, he shed one joyful tear Not the cry of sorrow before heard but a new sound he raised that morn A call to all at last to see, you’re never alone, not you nor me.
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Oct 23, 2013
Oct 23, 2013 at 3:30 PM UTC
Died in Light
The lonely wolf raised nose to the sky and decried his terrible plight He let out a sound to pierce the night, a sound both frigid and yet bright This paradox alone can tell the tale of one who’ll never say To friend or foe, how do you do, dear sir? His soliloquy freed to assault the air, a sound not despicable, no, nor fair Roam alone dear wolf and find that solace which will free your mind Ever lonely, yet never alone, his sound decries his mortal life A timeline drawn as through the sand to tell his tale, his life, his woe Brother lend me your ear, your eye doth not shed its tears Hear the sound, hear it anon; it calls upon a lonely hour Tales that wander the misty woods, to prey upon dear children’s fears Lonesome meander, tooth and claw, hear the raven’s mournful caw Yet by the by on the wind blown vales, another’s voice catches the tale Drawn by the winds the sands of time, beat back the advance of the years Catch the quarry, sustenance bring, or malice cut within the groove The jowl low, the sneer held high, the mournful sound carried on the tide Of morning come with its sweet light, breaking the wolf’s call at last on fright Flee for darkness, flee for shade, the wolf’s call must at last abate Or so it seemed on that bleak morn, that night’s reign had died in light When basked the morning’s light, the wolf’s dark coat did shine so bright With a yelp he leapt about and saw, the dew turned to steam, an end of night The light it crept up and briefly illumined the wolf’s brethren ‘pon a distant hill Nor more was he the lonely wolf, his charade exposed, his howl, choked The rabbit ran, the hound dogs bayed, the wolf gave chase, the farmer dismayed For this great sound carried away, to the ship docked in its lonely bay The captain heard this wolf’s dark howl, but did not know it from visions on the hay Tossed and turn by wind’s fancy, this his plea in his dark hour The sun advanced, it’s onslaught indomitable, give light to this fell day The captain rang his bell, hung high, the yardarms above to shade the deck Wolf, rabbit and at last hound, all advanced in their own way, came at last to wreck One and all upon the shore, they all fell to the ocean floor Tumbled forth from o’er the cliff, they cascaded down amid the drift Mixed with falls from the river bend, they calls mingled to one great sound Carried over the morning winds, this sound the captain did not comprehend The lonely wolf raised his head, surrounded by his quarry and his hunter What more friends could be wished to have surround on this the end Then these he found himself with here, he shed one joyful tear Not the cry of sorrow before heard but a new sound he raised that morn A call to all at last to see, you’re never alone, not you nor me.
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Oct 23, 2013
Oct 23, 2013 at 3:30 PM UTC
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