Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Warm Heart Warm Hands

Warm Heart Warm Hands

Evening fell with blizzard snow along the lake
It had turned to a thick smooth sheet of ice
Shades of gray black set in with the twilight
Ghost images of swirling snow
Changing forms and shapes over the frozen surface
Vanished and came to life again as I approached
I have been lost for hours walking aimlessly in the shadows
Of tall pines and blinding drifts
To emerge from there to here, no hope in sight
Then, through the obstructing snow, danger approached
A large gray wolf moved with conviction in my direction
In erratic movements left and right it stalked
Trying to hide between each snowflake to attack
Sizing me up as a meal or snack
The beast launched itself at me
Hysterical red eyes, dagger large fierce teeth 
Demon growls exploded from deep within the beast
Sounding from a long history of savage lineage
To intimidate and frighten me 
As it lunged full force to seize my neck
The long gun was at the ready
Fingers nearly frozen to the trigger
I fired the death shot to the brain
The sound roared through the valley 
Quickly, I drew my hunting knife
Slit its belly clean open
Plunged both my frozen hands into the beast
To feel the hot wet flesh and organs of the creature
Blood and heart stopped pulsing but served their purpose
I could feel tingling in my fingers, so
Frost bite had been averted
I stayed the night side by side with the animal
Warm heart warm hands till morn
Sun burnt open on a new day
And with it this spectacle 
Blood and guts
Some surreal survival
As I wrapped my bloodied hands in the green scarf
Marched in the direction of a glow 
Coming over a snow covered landscape
Altered by the drifts
Still lost with a long way to go

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Skat A February 14, 2015 at 12:21 AM This is deep and romantic at the same time. Earl, :)Have yourself a sweet valentine's Day. ~SKAT LOVE~

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser February 7, 2015 at 6:56 AM WOW! that's an action pack poem!!!! I remember David, Samson killing some lions.. :)! lovely imagery as well. :)!..--olive eloisa :) Earl Schumacker February 9, 2015 at 1:37 PM Hi Olive, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It started out as a simple nature poem about a blizzard but quickly grew into something larger. Thank you so much for your kind comments. Have a wonderful day. Take care. Earl