Coyotes Poems - Poems about Coyotes

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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In the shadowed field, the night breaks into a cacophony of cries, sharp and piercing. A pack of coyotes, voices tangled in hunger and triumph, sings a chilling lullaby in the darkness. Their song, a harbinger of life meeting its end, echoes through our open bedroom window, a reminder of the wildness that prowls just beyond the reach of our porch light. Somewhere,...

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midnight once again just the sound of coyotes keep her company ...

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The moon sitting up there so high. its light fills the sky Making me feel so small Somewhere I can hear a coyote call I see a star as it starts its fall A night So bright So peaceful here under the moon light Another shooting star Up there in the sky so far I look around Hearing so many a sound An owl cries out. who, who...

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When shadows fall across embattled land Dusk creeps slowly westward over the plains Comes a-wailing, howling of the coyotes Searching for prey among the dry creek runs Thirsty animals, like humans, take risks Seek out the sweet nectar of the rainclouds Potable water, life’s necessity. This cracked earth, barren of tillable soil Given for our homeland--great Sioux nation And Lakota--once land...

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Around our neighborhood coyotes stalk, Looking for helpless newborn animals Count them among unwanted cannibals Be aware when taking your evening walk; Danger for older folks who stand and gawk, In nature, coyotes are radicals! Lead coyote grabs his unwary prey, And carries it back to the entire pack Victims have no...

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Here’s advice that we’ve received In case we have a sighting Of wild coyotes in the park; The fear has been igniting. Just raise your arms and stand up tall, Pretending to be bigger, For apprehension such behavior In these beasts may trigger. Then hopefully they’ll trot away But if somehow they linger, Keep pets real close but otherwise Don’t run or lift a finger. In Central...

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She's sat whistling unusual? but good little red in the face with a blue coat and hood. The big fellow with a moustache cigarette ash on his lapel is whistling as well. A musical start to the day hits me right in the heart, this is the way that we rock. Monday a shock to the system and weekends? seems that I always...

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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...

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as night falls the coyotes cry food is scarce 10 syllables 3-4-3 7/20/2017...

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From day of birth a howling ghost coyote, Ranging "Steppenwolf" of western plains, A spineless cousin to more staid peyote, Apex wonder drug of wild domains. A lonesome cry expresses inner feelings, Tempted now and then to run with pack, Though dominance and harems are glass ceilings, Focusing dim wit on what I lack. First come, first...

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, the coyote is on trial today After you have heard the facts,it will not take you long to find him guilty This case will be short, but it will not be sweet When it is all over, there will be nothing else you can say You will find out, he is not the...

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