Coyote Poems - Poems about Coyote

Yowling and howling late at night Meeting of cats by the bright moonlight Wild yipping and one long scream Coyotes cornered something by a stream It might be a cat, it’s a sacrifice Excited yipping announcing it is nice The food chain is alive down my country road A long black rat snake just ate a toad...

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The American South sits in my throat like grief. Faded floral curtains on Either side of a square, stained window Brown flecks, sometimes red, like the one in My brother’s eye— Nobody knows where they come from. Do you think Eve and Lilith used to kiss? In the garden where no one could see? New Mexico coyotes, dug up from pond banks Smile at me...

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Coyotes are scraggly, ugly too Eating carrion and roadkill overdue She is a scavenger and a prey thief Jackals enjoy kill until she makes it brief...

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Coyote, wolf or fox? I stare at the gorgeous animal. He may be wild, but he is exquisitely made. Low to the ground, red fur, dark tail. My dogs go berserk when they notice the creature. Barking and charging at the glass separating them. I let the wild one have a head start. Then I release my dogs, confident they cannot catch...

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No one knows the coyote that bleeds in me. No one knows my heart is an open road No one knows the sound I softly whine But I do. I do. I will wake today and carry my body I will wake today and carry my bones I will tread until...

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coyote moon howls owl swoops killing midnight snack moonlight traps black eyes...

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I think of scary things, it seems, As dogs that jump like cats, in dreams. They say I spend too much time caring With no reasons for such scaring; That, I should learn to relax at night; But coyotes in trees give me a fright....

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Splendor of soft shoulders caressed by sinking sun Out my window the western slope of the thick coated Rocky Mountains Once upon a clear cold Colorado Chrstmas purple brushed horizon flecked with gold filled my picture window Mesmerized I stood staring at this huge canvas hung in the Louver God's and goddesses swirling about in a swath of psychedelic clouds refracting the...

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Coyote has a rabbit pounding in its heart. It’s brain is cowed by a teasing infatuation one that snatches meat from its open mouth even as its belly swells with a sly avidity. The rabbit within stamps its paws, coyote skips, frolics in a dance of hunger. Soon a plump chicken will offer to be its dance partner. Chained dogs bark but coyote...

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November Hunt David J Walker I drink coffee in the morning and I’m grateful for the warm flowing Of Rich and bitter/black liquid from The cast-iron percolation jukebox Perched on the edges of a dancing Mesquite campfire A flame addressing my needs greets me It knows my name and offers A slight barrier...

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cats are gone nightly evenings darkest mystery coyotes yipping...

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Coyote sings his hunting song joins friends...

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coyote raids garbage can urban pest...

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The three coyotes Watched this all unfold Waiting for Sam to disappear They knew they had a half An hour Before the OSP would appear They pounced on Maria Snarling hungry scarfing her Drinking up her fresh blood Ripping her Up for dinner, Enjoying their unexpected venison feast. Jason the head coyote, told the others “Well, Sam might be a good guy, For a...

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Coyote, Wile E. Is my cartoon character nominee For being the most frustrated loser Using Acme products made him a self-abuser Roadrunner Made this Looney Tune much funner When he caused Wile E to fall off a cliff hit by a boulder, he was flattened and stiff. September 17, 2021 Cleritoons Contest Sponsor: Joseph May...

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