There’s a lone, alone, a lone wolf,
All by himself.
And alone, alone, this lone wolf,
Howls for help.
For isn’t it known that a wolf needs a pack?
No wolf lasts for long on his own.
Just the lone wolf who’s tough and draws strength from his pain,
Only howls out his grief to the moon.
The lone wolf is lethal to all but his friends,
Yet no one he calls by that name.
His trust has been broken, his loyalty spurned,
And he now runs alone in the rain.
He oft cocks an ear at some half-heard remembrance
Of days that went by long ago.
Of a voice that was kind, of a den free of fear,
Then he turns and runs on through the snow.
Yes, snow it is now, as the winter has come,
A cold that this wolf cannot fight.
Yet he snarls his challenge and plunges ahead,
And soon he is lost in the night.
When spring comes at last, he is barely alive,
But the winter did not claim his life.
The will of the lone wolf is harder than rock,
Though the cold pierced his heart like a knife.
Is it his doom to run always alone,
Forever and always without,
Those he would never, not ever forsake,
Without a shadow of a doubt?
Is it truly his doom to be cold when he sleeps
On his rock in the light of the moon?
Not to be missed when he breathes his last sigh,
Rejection his most painful wound.
There’s a lone, alone, a lone wolf,
All by himself.
And alone, alone, this lone wolf,
Howls for help.
Author notes
One of my older poems. Barely tolerable, but it could be worse, I suppose.
Mylee
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Comments
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i like how you used the metaphor of a lon wolf. Very creative. Good luck. =]
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this is fine
i like the way it is written in free verse
original content
i am running out of points
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I like it. I liked the rhyme that was placed in the piece as well. It had some great imagery as well. Nicely done. Thank you for entering my contest and best of luck to you.
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I could see this as possable being meterphric of society,I liked how you put a hint of rhyme in it,thanks for entering. -
This is a nice simple written poem, a bit too simple for my taste.
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great imagery
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Great imagery. Love the use of the wolf in your poem. I can feel the solitude and the cold in the heart of that 'lone wolf'. Wow, this is amazing. I've honestly never seen imagery like this before, it's flawless. Best of luck in my contest.
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I like the determiantion of the wolf in this tale. True to the real thing
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nice imagery. thank you for entering
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good write i enjoyed reading...x
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Your have a very good way of wording things in this poem. =] It was dark and imaginative, well done. Thank you for the entry.
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definitely a sad and dark piece... Great imagery... what a beautiful metaphor and deep description of loneliness.
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i have to agree on that
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