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The gray wolf is plagued with ravenous hunger

Its coat sticks to his ribs like a paste

In the dead of winter he has not found any prey

He trots through the powder snow under a full moon

It's not just him he has to think of

He has a starved pack of followers following behind

They are light on their feet

Making no noise moving through the woods, quietly

A light breeze of cold, crisp air passes through

The stagnant light of the moon is ever-glowing

The dead trees are the only witnesses to these stealthy predators

The stars of the night sky illuminate the blackness of it

All is calm of the night except for the antsy pack

The pack thirsts for warm blood

Hungers for freshly killed meat

Their eyes glow in the darkness leaving an eerie feeling in the forest

Their breath releases small bursts of steam into the air

Their teeth shine in the night with a pearl white glow

The followers get restless and pace back and forth as the leader pauses

The leader remains calm and collective, keeping his wits

The he hears it, as do the others

A large elk, strayed from his herd walking trying to find his way

Like assassins the pack moves stealthily through the woods splitting up

There an elk is, large enough to feed the pack, in a clearingLittle does it know it is being hunted

The wolves surround the elk, staying in the darkness of the forest

The leader with swift accuracy dashes at the elk and lunges at its neck

The others follow grabbing the elk by the legs and dragging it to the ground

With once crushing bite, the leader kills its prey

The pack howls at the bright moon to claim and celebrate their kill

Keyword: Hunter Predator Prey Wolf

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Posted by resistanceisfreedom 2008-05-13 17:43:36 .... this was pretty cool. liked the whole wolf pack thing going on. + Report this comment
Posted by nick711 2008-05-13 17:51:58 .... it was an interesting poem, very descriptive, i could see the whole landscape and the attack. nice job. + Report this comment
Posted by Guitarist986 2008-05-13 18:00:14 Great My girlfriend loves wolves and shes gotten me into them too love the descriptions of the pack and its attacks and prey great stuff + Report this comment
Posted by Darkness.of.Mystery 2008-05-13 19:08:10 .... This was an awesome poem! + Report this comment
Posted by CELL 2008-05-14 09:10:53 .... Not too much to say... was descriptive and quite vivid. For an eerie effect, I guess you added the line, "The pack thirsts for warm blood." But I was like, 'They aren't werewolves you know?' But, be at ease, it was good. Still dunno why this is written in poem format, but if it weren't I probably would not have read it. Also dunno if you'd like this to be digested as symbolic or not. Adieu. + Report this comment
Posted by Behind_the_Mask 2008-05-14 09:17:58 hmm Vivid. I enjoyed this because of wolfs, did you by chance have a different meaning to it? The leader must be strong and remain calm at all times for his followers in troubling times, if he does not, not only is his life at stake but that of his entire “Pack” + Report this comment
Posted by b.k. 2008-05-17 12:42:56 .... amazing descriptions...i definitely enjoyed this alot...the wolf isn't too different from humans, now is it? trying their best to provide for their family. there's always rough patches, but most the time it works out. + Report this comment

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