Not like a dog, submit to no man
I'll steal and kill your live-stock
Whenever I can.
Wild for the hunt, roam in a pack
The beast that told Red-Riding-Hood
"There is no turning back".
Never evolved a bark, silent from the shadow
To bear this lunar mark means
Stretching my falsetto.
From cliff or precipice, to the timberline
We sing of cold, and longing,
and the disappearing pine.
Keep to our own, so you should beware
For the skin of a wolf is cursed
To those who'd dare to were.
Author notes
Written September 7th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Moving/dark/animal Poems by Teenage Confessions.
300 points, ended November 13, 2005, 14 entries
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wow this is really good. and its really unique. i havent heard any other poem like it! great job! youre awesome!!!! ~Brittany!
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Ohhh...Haha, nevermind then, I see. Hm, tricky.
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Why would I do that?
It's purposely misspelled,
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First, you may want to fix the very last word "were" to "wear", the last line is usually one of the most important to the poem. Anyway, I liked the lines "Not like a dog, submit to no man" and "From cliff or precipice, to the timberline / We sing of cold, and longing, / and the disappearing pine"; I thought the disappearing pine was quite unique. Thank you for entering this contest and good luck!
~ Lady ~
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Very nicely done... as if I'd expect anything less from you!
You tie in some literature and realism.
"dare to were." is an awesome line. You set up the play on words quite well. Awesome job and good luck in the contest!
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Aww, I love wolves. Cool piece; I can tell this is a very well thought out poem, and I liked the last line with the little play on words.
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WOW! this is awesome. This is sooo cool! i dont read many poems on animals.... good job! ~*! Honey !*~
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Very good job. I think wolves are so cool. Thank you for entering my contest and good luck!
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Very nicely done. Good luck
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Oh... Okay, carry on.
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a JD = Judas Denied.
and bg...um. background? -
Awesome!!!...? What the fuck is a JD and a bg, by the way?
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wolves are still pretty.
JD's got a bg that'd fit this BEAUTIFULLY.
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It's a wolf, no biggie, but it only shows up in certain browsers, like safari I believe.
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i think id like to know what the picture is.
a clever play on words..
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well spoken!
Funny thing about wolves, the only time they hunt livestock is when food is scarce. But they do get the blame a lot for it.
Nicely written in the most part, and flow very well.
I would check the last word, "were", shouldn't that be "ware"? Or am I misreading something?
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Nice work in capturing the sort of evil mysteriousness of wolves whether they be real or were...-Karyn
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You never cease to amaze me with your talents...you are an incredible poet...one i will always envy...I wow you are incredible i love this piece espesially the whole little red thing...genius...lemon.
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liked the last two lines the best
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nice pun-ish thing at the end and really nice poem too
~Colleen
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Very nice. I love animals, especially powerful ones... Such as the wolf. This is very nicely done. Good luck in the contest!
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I need a shave
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I purposely mispelled it as in Werewolf, but
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Did you mean in the last line "wear" like a jacket or a blanket or did you mean it as a be verb? I thought this was a koo poem. Keep on writing!
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The last line is extremely creative. Being a fan of wolves, the title immediately caught my eyes. I wish you luck in the contest. This poem should win SOMEthing at least.
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