Wake the Wolf

Wolf, I woke you! I was but tremble
in your prowl; fierce-eyed horse,
remember how I rode you into battle.

Now, you cling to hollow brooks,
fern across your brow; the smell of
soil in your claw, your homeland

takes you from me.

How I wish my fish-pale hands,
useless as a ghost could follow
through forest, field and rivulet

your midnight gallop.