A Wolf Poem, ‘Meal or Not’

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A Wolf Poem, ‘Meal or Not’

Rachel Tilseth Sep 5, 2015 1

‘Meal or Not’ by Rachel Tilseth
September 4, 2015 (c)

Trotting silently thru slender green grass.

On cool night downwind.

Catch a meal or not.

Smell fresh chewed leaf could be dental disease slow enough.

Maybe not.

Pass by woodchuck to fast up the tree.

Meal he is not.

Smell the deer trail many hours old.

Not the meal.

Startle a buck with large rack nostril’s flared.

Announcing there’s no meal here.

A sound breaks thru the black of night.

One howl.

Two howls.

Three howls.

Turn & bolt towards the call.

A meal awaits at the end.
Family came thru!

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Rachel Tilseth

Website: http://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.wordpress.com

Rachel Tilseth owns Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films and is the producer & director of the film "People & Wolves" A Story of Coexistence and More than a Wolf: Wolf 813. Rachel is a retired art teacher and fine artist. Art impacts culture, whether it is in a drawing, a dance, a musical composition, or a documentary. Rachel Tilseth, a passionate filmmaker and documentarian, has established herself as a formidable voice. Her work, particularly focused on the intricate relationship between humans and wolves, is not only educational but also profoundly moving. Through her short films, ‘People & Wolves’ and ‘More than a Wolf: Wolf 813’, Tilseth demonstrates a rare ability to intertwine emotional depth with cultural and environmental education.