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Alligator Skin Glow

Alligator Skin Glow Alligator skin spine of the earth mountain fastness covered in white bathed in blue-rose glow irregular teeth vie with valleys winding rivers of unknown flow relief fades into evening heights blend into depths blue horizon disappears over … Continue reading

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Yellowstone in Winter 2011

Yellowstone in Winter 2011 Yellowstone this winter was very beautiful and very cold, more normal than last year, when snow packs were low and temperatures hovered in the 20’s and 30’s F (-7 to -1 C)  The early morning low … Continue reading

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Yellowstone in Winter 2010

BELOVED FRIEND Wild and unknowable balm to the spirit always surprising always the same place of beauty and peace beloved friend, Yellowstone. Be back soon.  

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Member of the Family

Member of the Family Call me mother, call me father, call me source of life and strength call me sister, call me brother call me only home and hearth call me garden of paradise call me member of the family … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Ode to Edward Abbey (2)

Ode to Edward Abbey (2) Voice in the wilderness cries as flesh of the desert flows upstream current contained and controlled river’s life condemned incarcerate

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The Hunter

THE HUNTER O’ Hunter Take heed from the wolf Cull the herd of the weak and sick and pass over the beauty of the strong. poem copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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Wolves/Power of Attraction/Mating Pair/One Moment More

Power of Attraction Intensely curious eyes burn green gold with interest bordering on fascination as ancient comrades and hunting partners struggle to remember that which is beyond memory but leaves its trace in the powerful pull of mutual attraction. Mating … Continue reading

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