The Wolf

First of all we can start
by giving something back

Perhaps by not trying
so damned hard

To keep it all
just for ourselves

From the top down
to the bottom up

From the tallest highest branch
of the giant redwood tree

To the grain of black dust
which is the seed of the poppy

From tiny hatching turtles
to top ranking birds of prey

For their own sake
and for our better nature

Let the wild places flourish
and a thousand flowers bloom

Attempting
to understand them

One among them
in the pack

A habitat of
trout filled lakes

And forests roamed
by grizzly bears and moose

In the clearing there ahead
stood a solitary wolf