High summer, and the leaves had turned to paper,
When I first was aware of your inner wolf.
I had seen the outward sign where my fingers
Touched you tenderly.
That soft place, a tip’s brush from your womanhood,
Secret to all but a true, trusted lover,
You made known to me, together with your heart,
When we spoke our love.
Then later, when the gold fire flashed in your eyes,
And the sound in your throat rose to a howling,
And passion ripped us both like a predator,
It came from its lair.
Out of the wilderness, hackles stark upwards,
It sprang in an unbridled feeding frenzy,
And I leapt to meet it, muscle to muscle,
Heart to pounding heart.
We spoke the wolf-language then, and speak it still,
In a thousand subtleties of bared canines,
The pitch and gain, and rise and fall of growling,
Mine echoing yours.
You are my alpha-mate, my feral she-wolf,
You claim me by the musking of your flank-fur,
By turning me belly-up in our play-fights,
Standing over me!
And all because I saw the sign on that place,
And touched some hair-triggered spring inside your mind,
You seized me in a savage revelation –
Thoughts cannot return.
What escapes in passion is not re-taken,
So now we deadly two run the forest trails,
Yelp our delight, love each other savagely,
And are ever free!
[c] 2006
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Written February 8th, 2006
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Nevada, indeed it has been done to death, by people who fancy they have an affinity with wolves. In my case, I was writing in a slightly different vein, using the Sapphic form; although the wolf pair is a metaphor for the relationship between two real people, there is something definitely feral and uncontrollable about the Alpha
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Mairi bheag, I greatly admire your poetic style and voice and the passion expressed in this poem. In all honesty, I'm not really a fan of the wolf-clan, as I fear this symbol has been sadly diluted by the myriad of wolf poems that I have been reading lately. But your poem is in a class all by itself, and I greatly respect, as well as your outlook and insight.
Marvelous poem.
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Friend Eusebius, well met once again. I have been writing seriously for nine months, before which scarcely one line of verse sprang from my quill. Thank you for you comments, which are like praise from Caesar.
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Linda, thank you so much for your comment - watch this space - there are more wolf-poems to come!
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Bravo!
An amazing piece of poetry. A subject difficult to write, at least to write well regarding. However you poem is brilliant! You must be a long-time poet. Bravo! -
this poem is great .. sensual and admirably done.. wolves are getting so popular in AP.. thank you for sharing and good luck..Linda
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For you, sis, but not only for you, I will look out for some of my other wolf poems. It is exhilarating to have this sort of relationship, but also dangerous - not for the faint-hearted.
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Lol - okay, whew -let me try again. Hmmm - well, rereading it just takes my breath away, and makes me long for the spirit of a wolf. The passion and sensuality you capture here is most tastefully, wildly erotic.
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Now how am I going to get anywhere if everyone is at a loss for words, Jilli? Thanks for stopping by - glad you liked it, sis.
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Yeah...wow... Cant comment any further as I am at a loss for words.
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DK, I thank you very much for "sensual and beautiful and savage" - that was what I was aiming for.
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Women who run with wolves.....er women who are wolves running. That sounds much more empowering! This is sensual and beautiful and savage, loved it!
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Melodies, I only seriously began writing poetry about 9 months ago. Before that I had been writing fiction for about two years. I am glad you like this poem. It uses the Sapphic verse-form (loosely), of which I am very fond.
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*scrolls up to check the 4th stanza* Thanks Obsidiana. I have written a few poems on this wolf theme. I will think about posting some of the others. Many thanks for your praise.
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Oh, my gosh, Mairi, this is wild stuff, for sure! A lot of heat and passion here that will give your readers a gasp! Good stuff! How old were you when you began writing?
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Great!
Wow, I really loved this. I especially liked the 4th stanza. Well done!
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