King of the Mountain
A new born fawn follows his mother
Clumsily he trots
Holding up his small body
Covered in white spots
His mother nestles him
Into the tall Montana grass
He silently waits for her return
Perfectly still while others pass
She shows him the way
Teaches him what a deer needs to know
What to eat, where to hide
When danger comes
Where to go
Survival of the fittest
Comes out when the coast is clear
He’s learned to detect trouble
When it is near
The buckling develops antlers
That sit on top of his head
He spars with his young friends
That will become his competitors for a doe to be bred
There will be losers, winners
Some left limping, others dead
The buck antlers soft velvet
Harden for the upcoming fight
After the ruts battle for love
He later sheds his natural weapons
Losing the left one and the right
They will grow back
He becomes bigger each year than before
Marking his territory with rub lines
Daring all trespassers to battle him in the woods war
Wolves, hunters
Predators galore
He out smarts their teeth, claws and guns
Lives on another year more
He makes his bed
In the mountain where his gene pool is spread
Outsmarted the lions
Escaped sickness, heart piecing arrows and lead
Old and grey
He is wise
His fallen squirrel chewed antlers
Are the hunters only prize
Not even seeing a glimpse of him through the trees
With their eyes
He walks up the same trail
King of the mountain, his massive crown proudly worn
He lays down for his final rest
Peacefully passing
In the same bed he was born
About this poem
This poem was written to creatively describe the life of a successful buck. From animals to hunters and sickness something is always after the elusive big one. This is about the one that got away, who leaves behind his shed antlers every year and who will also leave behind young offspring that will carry on his dna. Inspired by a specific buck in Montana but can also speak for many deer that pass away from old age.
Written on April 02, 2023
Submitted by sheddoggin on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB CDXXD XEXE FGXGFG XHXIH XJXJ FJIJ GGIG CKFKXK XLXXL |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,514 |
Words | 288 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5 |
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