The white wolf wasn't all too keen <br />To challenge anyone. <br />He heard a noise, his heart turned mean, <br />Beneath the fading sun... <br />When cautious instincts made him wait, <br />His eyes scanned high and low. <br />In seconds, he would learn his fate... <br />To stay here or to go... <br />The lone wolf listened for some clues <br />Of movement left or right. <br />Another noise was more bad news... <br />Yet he was born to fight! <br />The minutes melted silently... <br />Yet nothing more was heard... <br />Now drained of curiosity, <br />He took a chance and stirred. <br />With leaps and bounds, he crossed the plains, <br />Escaping dangers there. <br />The cautious white wolf broke the chains <br />That he was forced to bear. <br />The path ahead was open wide <br />And so new life begins... <br />New confidence helped him decide, <br />Throw caution to the winds... <br />His heartbeat calmed beside the stream... <br />He drank his fill... time passed... <br />In time, this day would seem a dream... <br />For now, he slept... at last... <br /> <br /> <br />The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br />by Stephen Gayford called 'Cautious'.<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cautious/
