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Author Archives: Monica
Deep Sea Song
DEEP SEA SONG Your deep sea song calls me My cells remember and feel the pull longing to join you.
Happy New Year!/Turn of the Seasons
….That which has been done is that which shall be done, and there is nothing new under the sun…. ….And I applied my heart to seek…wisdom…. That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot … Continue reading
Wild and Free
Free to Be Let me be free to rest my head in un-collared comfort free from the pinch of your constant inquiry to roam at peace with my own rhythms free from the scrutiny of your pawing hands poking and … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Poems, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, animals, Endangered Species Act, Grand Tetons, nature, NRDC, poems, poetry, U.S. Department of the Interior, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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Undecided
IN THE BALANCE The universe is undecided. Were humans a good idea or not? The breath of life pushes us toward a favorable answer. (Please see Pen’s photobucket picture in the 2nd comment — thanks, Pen!)
Call of the Wild
Howling Wolf and Bugling Elk Sing Harmony Early one morning in Yellowstone, an enormous white wolf crossed the road in front of the car. From the direction he came another wolf began to howl. The howling continued for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, national parks, nature, U.S. Department of the Interior, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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Is the Computer Mightier than the Rifle?
The pen may trump the sword, but is the computer more powerful than the rifle? On the continuing theme of wolves and their protected status under the Endangered Species Act: I have been mulling and meditating about this subject and … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged Endangered Species Act, hunting, national parks, nature, U.S. Department of the Interior, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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Like a Whisper
LIKE A WHISPER Wolves cross the road and like a whisper melt away into thin air. Black shadow appears like a thought and a hope and is gone.
Posted in Nature, Poems, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged nature, poems, poetry, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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Wolf De-Listing from Endangered Species Act
Disturbing news in the paper this morning. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has met in closed-door session with Western-state governors for the purpose of de-listing wolves from the Endangered Species Act and permitting them to be hunted. Populations have apparently increased … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, wilderness, wolves
Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, hunting, national parks, nature, U.S. Department of the Interior, wildlife, wolves
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Northern Flicker, reprised/Mr. Robin
I saw two flickers in the birdbath today, both looking quite robust. Very happy to see them. Here is a picture of one through window and screen, not very good. But it gives you an idea. Bird bathers have to … Continue reading

