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Wolf Dreams
Susan Morgan-Chandler
On a frozen outcropping,
Flecks of silver coat illuminated
Under yellow moon,
Wolf howls from the depth of being.
Sound vibration
Connects wolf to mountain and sky.
Wolf dreams ancient memories
Bone and dust
Buffalo fresh kill.
Shared cave
Lit by fires flickering light.
Wolf and man
warily watch the other
Eat fresh kill.
Satiated, belly heavy,
Wolf returns to dreams.
Silently, gently, snow covers the mountain.
White heavy clods of snow drop from firs.
Wolf dreams of family.
Leopard claws and teeth
Tear wolf’s heart.
Wakes in darkness from lonely dreams,
Seeks wolf kind.
Head bent against
Wind hissing in ears,
Faint howls echo.
Climbs slippery mountain boulders
Leaps blue ice crevices.
Aurora: green, blue, red
Plays in sky.
Finds kind.
Wolf and kind
Sing to
Each other,
Mountain,
Memories in sky –
Grounded with Creator.
Jonathan Grackin,
Surreal Narrative
— Drawing