October 22*

Posted on October 22, 2011 by othermindpress

blacktail buck

dappled blacktail buck
antlers curved symmetry of tines
rigid and polished in maleness
swollen neck, head down, scenting

back of my neck
primeval skin/hair/flesh
prickles, rises, heats

*Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.
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blacktail deer photo

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