HONOURED AND PRIVILEDGED

HONOURED AND PRIVILEDGED

I feel honoured and privileged

You made the move

Towards me

This is such bliss

Never been so happy

You circled around me

Time and time again

Still alert sharp, honed

In with all your senses

Then all of a sudden

You just sat by me

Oh such glee

Within this heart

Tears of joy, bliss happiness

So many emotions overwhelming me

Then all of a sudden

You ran and ran

Then you were gone

Right out of sight

Then silence, stark silence

The greyness prominent

Cold, cold air

Damp thick misty air

Now I am feeling the chill in the air

Why, why? What went wrong?

Nothing on my part surely!

I stand for a while

Wondering whether to go or to stay

Should I wait? Or should I go?

Then the silence is broken

From a distance, coming closer and closer

The howling, the barking

Nearer and nearer, I stand so still

Too frightened to move

I see not just one wolf coming towards me

But a whole pack by the looks of things

I dare not move, they are all around me

Sniffing, sniffing, their ears sharp

I dare not speak or make a sound

Eyes wide piercingly alert

The whites of their eyes

So scary to say the least

I am not looking down

I will let them make the move

They are gentle to the touch, warm so friendly

As if they are accepting me

Jostling for a space to get near

I am not feeling any fear, this is a great honor

A privilege

So up close and personal

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

8^th June 2012

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Taken from the wolves book of poems

© Living Under The Same Sky

© Teresa Joseph Franklin