Frozen stance and frozen gaze
held against November’s haze
that claims the forest’s silver blues,
enrobes his shape within the hues
till seems he’s near forgotten.
First good snow, first good dance
that softens rich this lea’s expanse
against the stark November sky
and captures cold the reasons why
he’ll pause where no foot’s trodden.
He claims a step, he claims just two,
lifts his nose to hold in view
black lines across November’s sky
in angles long and hushed wing’s sigh,
he hears the geese in calling…
Calling home, calling free
to stand at forest’s edge and lea,
to hold November’s first white blush
beneath the gentle downy rush
and winter’s season falling.
jaybluepoems 
This is beautiful, the wolf the snow. the form… want to read it aloud…
Thank you
nice…he could be me right there standing on the edge of the forest to feel the approach….i like the sing song structure in the opening lines of each stanza….
Thanks Brian
So beautiful I can just see him!
Thank you
Very lyrical!
I’m glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the read…
Lyrically Lovely, Quiet and Calm, filled with the most beautiful Images. As Always, Jay, Marvelously done!
Thank you my dear friend!
Reblogged this on booknvolume and commented:
Breathtaking!
Thank you my friend – I really appreciate the re-blog!
Never a problem 🙂
This makes me feel winter inside me. Very good.
Winter is on the way. So glad you enjoyed! Thanks!
yw
love this..soft, stealth, I can feel the November chill in his breath and..beautiful images evoking equally lovely emotions..great work
thank you ! I really appreciate your appreciation!
Reblogged this on Carte Blanche by Amelia Curzon.
This is so lovely I was entranced in each image and a grey wolf is a powerful animal on anyone’s totem.
Thank you! Really appreciate your reading and commenting. Thanks.
Wow, what a great poem! I could almost see and hear the images you wrote of. Natalie
Thanks Natalie! I so appreciate your kind comments!
You are very welcome. Natalie 🙂
November – haze / sky / white blush – the wolf’s time nice work
Thank you! Appreciate your kind remarks sir!
Kind of like an incantation or spell.
kind of reads that way… thanks for reading!
Incredibly visual.
Thanks!
nature at its beauty
Thank you!
Very painterly quality to this: I see it as a monochrome etching almost. That sense of stillness, of menace initially… but then basking in freedom. Particularly loved:
He claims a step, he claims just two,
lifts his nose to hold in view
black lines across November’s sky
in angles long and hushed wing’s sigh,
I’m glad you could feel it and enjoy it. Thanks for commenting!