The Coyote

Gray brown coat hidden by the dark
slinking through each stark shadow
a lone howl caught and repeated
they hunt together this night
tracking their prey with sharp noses
following a rabbits track



For the Contest "Night Creatures"
01/18/15
The Coyote #3
By Linda Rutherford
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Marcum Wong Avatar
January 23, 2015 at 12:03 PM
Congratulations on your first place win with this wonderful entry Linda.
Kayode Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 11:04 PM
Congrats on the win Linda...huggs
Roper Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 6:57 PM
Linda, congratulations on your win, very descriptive poem. Blessings Eve
Dietrich Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 2:21 PM
awesome win. Congrats to you, Linda.
Kendrick Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 1:39 PM
:) !!!SK
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January 21, 2015 at 7:27 AM
An awesome image of night....congrats, Linda!! Hugs, Rhonda
Lamoureux Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 7:23 AM
This is very good, I see why it was chosen. Congrats on your win.
Chakrabarty Avatar
January 21, 2015 at 7:04 AM
Congrats on win Linda>love> rajat
A. Sharma Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 9:21 PM
Lovely,, can hv tough times wid such like night creatures Linda! Congrats on top place win!
Guzzi Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 7:11 PM
Oh I just love it, though it is a bit scary when you have a cat to see those coyote foot prints! Congrad's on your win. Light & love
Gorelick Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 4:16 PM
A nighttime feel to this, congrats on a big win. BG
Lawless Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 3:46 PM
Congrats Linda Well Done
Callus Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 2:41 PM
I so enjoyed this coyote poem, Linda; lovely picture you painted, giving it a haunting feeling. #7 Congrats on a deserved win. // paul
Allison Avatar
January 20, 2015 at 2:13 PM
beautiful imagery - many congrats on your win Linda:-) Hugs Jan xx
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