The document contains three poems about wolves. The first poem describes a lone wolf that is always searching and hoping for something that doesn't exist, walking the earth alone. The second poem is from the perspective of a wolf pup that was part of a pack but became the last surviving member. The third poem portrays a wolf howling at the moon in loneliness and anxiety, finding hope and rejoicing in the future through the moonlight.

2. Always searching
Always hoping
For something that doesn't exist.
He walks this Earth alone
Never letting anyone in.
Like a lone wolf.
His solitude is forever
His heart always cold.
He longs to be free
From the torment of his aching heart.
Like a lone wolf.
Always searching
Always hoping
For something that doesn't exist.
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6. I came into this world
helpless and blind.
I drank mother's milk,
my brothers and sisters alike.
Soon we ventured out,
out of our dark den,
into the big bright world,
where on our family we must
depend.
With my siblings I play,
exploring the world around me.
Not caring what's to come,
because my spirit is free.
I learn how to hunt,
by watching the pack.
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7. They bring back dinner,
and will forever watch my back.
I see many generations
of pups go by,
but not once did I think,
that my pack would start to die.
It started out slowly,
then started to get fast.
Pretty soon my pack was gone,
and only I was left.
I'll never know what happened,
I only know they died with a bang.
I hope the bang gets me next,
so I can be with them and sing
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11. Snowflakes fall, blood is in the air,
Covering white figure of pride,
Lying forceless on the ground,
Having no strength to fight with the
snow,
Nor even with reality,
Which drifts down from the empty
sky,
Where the moon cannot be seen,
Where birds cannot be heard,
At which wolves can only howl.
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19. This is Brooks Falls
just upstream from where the
Brooks River flows into
Naknek Lake in the Katami
National Monument,
Alaska. Have you ever seen a
Wolf fish for salmon?
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25. There is a story told among the Cherokee
A grandfather relates to his grandson
Of the battle that happens inside of you and
me
And the way in which it can be won.
Two wolves are fighting inside us all
And they fight until they can fight no more.
To the battle we are all held in thrall
We are both the prize and the source of the
war.
The first is Evil, made from anger and greed,
Sorrow, regret, arrogance and false pride
With ego and self pity, resentment and need
And all of the foolishness man has inside.
The second is Good, it is joy, faith and love
Hope, humility, kindness and peace.
It is benevolence, serenity, the gifts from
above
The humility to cherish the least.
But which wolf wins, the boys asks the man
Which one will ultimately succeed?
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The winner is the wolf that you feed.

26. What comfort can the moon bestow the
howling
That will be enough to take Misery's
place?
Only the answering wind of silence --
And nothing more.
Only to be drowned in loneliness,
The wolf reaches to the light of the
moon --
The shimmering luminescence lighting
up his face.
And he waits -- forevermore.
Traces of light shine upon his face
As the wolf becomes overcome with
anxiety.
To the moonlight he opens his eyes,
And hope returns once again to his
heart and voice.
The wolf rejoices in the hope of the
future,
And waits -- for everything more. Click to advance slide

28. Eternal guardian of the forest
Whose pale eyes glow from the
shadows
Running with the wind, fluid and sleek
Your fangs alone make the law
With the stars reflecting off your coat
Of burnished silver fire
Your ears are alert and forward
As a howl echoes in the distance
Standing alone, watching through the
night
As the moon travels the path of the sky
Unknown, unseen, but forever needed
Wolf...protector of the forest
Protect the weak, join the strong
Pass the birthright to your young
Wolf...guardian of the forest
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May you always remain eternal

33. Words and photos courtesy of Henk
Crafted by
Steve

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Words and photos courtesy of Henk
Crafted by
Steve