Coyotes in the Grass

I used to jog around Balboa Park in Encino. One day a coyotes jumped on the same path. It was fearful yet refreshing. Since then I started seeing them in the high grass-staring

Coyotes in the Grass

 

 

Coyotes hide in the waist high weeds

On the other side of the golf course

Between the trail and the stream

Flowers are their Camouflage

From mans fearful stares

They watch me from their green bastion

Wondering my purpose

Pondering my fate

For the fear of the human race has escaped

A while back

They see our weaknesses

As we jog past their primitive eyes

Unaware we are overmatched

 

The coyotes frolic in the grass

Skipping into oblivion

Yet I would much rather be human then a squirrel

God help the ground squirrel

 

Author's Note

Coyotes----

Reviews

[Kenneth The Poet]

This made me chuckle. I would rather be human too.

[TheSweet]

I would love to be a squirrel. I dunno why, just seems quite fun :P Well written poem, humans are most certainly overrated.

[?]

I would much rather be human than a squirrel also. haha
Love the humor in this.
Well written

[EMF]

That's it. Hit a dog guy with a poem about Coyotes...but even if I was a mad old cat lady, I'd still love this. Marvelous discription with humour and love. Simply devine.

[Dayran]

The experience of the human is way beyond that of the coyote, yet we are not without relation to the quality of anima in us. Nice write!

[K.C. Zbryk]

the way that you describe these animals is absolutly amazing. when i was a kid my parents moved out to the country and when it got dark and we were eating dinner there was a coyote that would sit on our back porch and watch us eat. I thought he was fascinating. You captured these animals perfectly, and the ending to this brought a smile to my face. Brilliant observations sir.

[Thea]

"God help the ground squirrel" Gotta love that last line! It made a huge impact overall...Nice poem...
:)))

[stars are far]

This was sweet piece :-)

[joshua deathdealer]

Well written. This write comes to life with your words. Excellent work.