#wildwood
Coyote’s mournful cries echo across
the bitter frozen wintry darkness
A deepening silence thrums as loudly
as the echoes the unanswered bays
Snowflakes mute the fading wails
coyote’s softly questioning appeals
An eerie answerless hush echoes
through the boughs,
writhing in the piercing frigid
wildwood blackness
The howling east wind gathers in
the throes of the lonely bespoken pleas
Carrying the weight borne a bone chilling
silent ache, beyond with the frozen autumn leaves
wild is the wind ... December 8th, 2016
Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016 at 10:49 AM UTC
He roamed the rolling foothills
that tell you where you belong
Leading to the wildwood edges
beyond shadows cast at dawn
Beneath the treetop scaffolds
dappled sunlight shines upon
Uncovering a well trodden footpath
a feral silence calls you down
Crossroads shaped by claws on paws
and cloven hoof, every piece
of trodden puzzle fits perfectly
in a sacred tapestry life bequeathed
No need leaving traces of another
world, to mark a labyrinth unknown
Disturbing unfettered secret places —
no other intruding footprints belong
A gentle wind caresses
every unspoken thought
from a pensive voice within
Where every intimate touch
of verdant greenery, assuages your soul
with a mystic sleight of hand
It’s a journey of heart & soul
to a peaceful secluded solitude
Captured moments woven
into the sounds of silent psalms —
where light is just a subtle difference
shimmering between the leaves
June 16, 2024 🌙
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Jun 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM UTC