Tailed



Stride through moonless morning
By cool stars our road glows
Awaits sun’s fresh dawning
Brashly part deep shadows

Labrador duo escort
Affable and playful
Merrily they cavort
Side by side ever faithful

Sense specter near our band
Steadfast companions turn
Sober all face and stand
Stalked slyly we discern

Silhouettes skulk near
Half dozen prowling beasts
Coyotes eagerly leer
Angling for a feast

Stomp boots aggressively
With malice roar profane
Pups growl protectively
Brawl ready we proclaim

Pack’s conviction slows
Eastern sky reveals day
Melt away ghostly foes
Sage tip - just back away

About this poem

Very early one morning, my dogs and I were hiking through the foothills. Suddenly we found ourselves outnumbered, as an aggressive pack of coyotes attempted to outflank us.

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Written on January 29, 2021

Submitted by karlm.10099 on July 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HXHX BIBI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 606
Words 106
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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