Wolves Poems

Legend of the Mother Wolf

She had wandered the forest for so long

Falling down at the water's edge

Sobbing she feared this was the end

Having just seen her entire tribe killed

The shame over taking her for running

Lacking the courage to stay and fight

Looking up she was eye to eye with a wolf

Cowering in fear, she didn't no what to do

The wolf was injured it laid down across from her

As she reached out lying her hand on it's head

Both their spirits left, she felt herself floating

Hearing a voice telling her she still had to learn

about courage, of love and the meaning of family

She was being given a gift, a last chance to understand

With that she saw a bright light blinding her

When her eyes opened the night was so clear

With a start she realized she was the wolf now

Her injuries had been healed, she was whole again

As the howls pierced the silence she knew the call

Going on instinct she answered the howling

Soon her pack was all around her, they thought she died

The alpha walked up to her greeting his mate

He checked her over, he was worried about the pups in the den

Relief flooded over him as he realized his mate was okay

Having never belong the feelings of love shook her to the core

Following her mate they ran along the river to their home

As soon as she entered the den seven fur balls greeted her

Having never had a mother herself she was unprepared

for the rush of love she felt as she nuzzled her pups

The weeks passed and her love grew, she belonged now

She was learning the true meaning of family

Watching as the pack worked together to meet all their needs

The pups rolling around and playing in the tall grass

One day she heard a scared cry from one of her sons

Running up to the ridge she spotted the bear yards away

Rushing without a moments hesitation she put herself between the two

Standing her ground, she bared her teeth and let out a feral growl

The bear growled right back  and started to charge

She ran towards the bear not letting it get any closer to her son

That she could lose didn't cross her mind at all

Her single thought was to save her child

The pack hearing the ruckus joined in the fight

Running away the bear knew this was one he would lose

Her pups ran to the safety of their mother

as her kisses rained down upon them

That night as she drifted off to sleep, she heard the voice again

It told her that she always had the courage inside her

She had only needed something worth fighting for...

By Tanglednightmare

Wolf Heart

I.
A wolf lives in a pack
united they pick off caribou.
Alone, they falter in the breeze.
II.
Spirited and free
Alive and utterly wild
no looking back hesitantly.
III.
I run with the wind
I race with the eagle
I am untamable.
IV.
You call us the monsters
yet you hunt us down
for you games and pleasure.
V.
Race up the rocky path
Simply for the absolute
exhilaration of a challenge.
VI.
I fear nothing and no one
there is not a force on the earth
that can hold me down.
VII.
Tiny puppy yips echo
the only noise in the night
curled up in each other's warmth.
VIII.
I am never alone
I can still feel the pack presence
wherever they are.
IX.
I am as swift as night
as pure as snow
My grace is rivaled by no one.
X.
My howl is a symphony
vaulting over canyons
my song of life.