Kim Rodrigues Poet tristich

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Band of Coyotes

BAND OF COYOTES

The howling of snow across bucolic roads
Coyotes constrain the neighborhood
Weather prediction — gone amok

Eight inches of white fur — piled high
Coyotes huddle over car roof and windows
At this point — forsake the bread and milk

Pushing pelts left and right, forging pathway
Steady feet shiver past dangerous breaths
Shave car, drive cautiously down the steep

Coyotes melt away...fears fall away
Warm rain eats up the remaining few
Turning the white pavement black

12/11/2017
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Rhoda Tripp December 12, 2017 at 8:05 AM Wow. Great comparison. Makes the snow take on even more dangerous qualities. Unique and well done! Kim Rodrigues December 12, 2017 at 8:45 AM Thanks, Rhoda!

Demetrios Trifiatis December 12, 2017 at 7:13 AM You reminded me of Canada's North when I was driving in the snow and could not see black pavement for months! Thank for the thrill dear Kim! Kim Rodrigues December 12, 2017 at 7:34 AM Thank you! Enjoyed reading your comment :)

Maurice Rigoler December 11, 2017 at 9:40 PM I like this, Kim, comparing the snow to coyotes. Original. We have coyotes also where I live but they are despised by most – they eat house cats and small dogs and will attack small children lift alone in a backyard! Still I have soft spot for them. So much so I wrote a 15 page narrative on one some years ago. Thank you for stopping to read my humor. Best to you. / M Kim Rodrigues December 11, 2017 at 10:15 PM Thank you, Maurice, for the encouragement! You must have learned a lot about the coyotes in your research! I’ve been told that they cut across our backyard so I’m careful when the grandkids go outside. <3 Kim