Weeping Wolf

A poem I wrote for a friend experiencing tough times. Inspired by a drawing of hers.

Lonely and weeping, blown by the storm,
Cold and forgotten, you sit there alone.
Red and black fur is stirred by the gale,
So you give vent to a wolf’s painful wail.
What could have sown the seeds of despair?
It seems that your howl is lost on the air.
Grief you have known before your time,
And the vicious storm knows not its crime.
The silver raindrops kiss your eyes,
The tears of angels shed from the skies.
They cleanse your life and soothe your pain,
And heal your soul through one more day.

Author's Note

The wolf in the picture was red and black. I know that real wolves aren't, don't pick on me!

Reviews

[Guardian]

This was a great piece. I loved the imagery and the emotion in the piece. I can see the pain and the agony and yet there is a certain hope that the pain won't last. A hope of renewal. There's a ryhthm/cadence to the piece that makes it flow seamlessly. I liked the rhyming carried throughout the middle of the piece my only criticism is that I would have liked the rhyming to continue all the way throughout. But regardless of that it was a fantastic write.

[Vox Machina]

"The silver raindrops kiss your eyes,
The tears of angels shed from the skies."

I love this line, I feel the poem peaks right there. Incidentally, I don't know about red, but I lived in Alaska for a couple years and black wolves exist. They're rare because evolution frowns on something that is that obvious against the snow, but they do exist.

[Hope]

Incredible! Your words flow better than pristine water, the emotions portrayed in this piece shows your ability to really create a beautiful picture in the reader's minds with everyday, beautiful words! A sublime piece worthy of publishing in the New York Times :D or better, whatever place you seems to be better... :D

[[Dark]]

WOW! that was real good. and your hearing that from a terrible writer. lol. ok.... i LOVE your poem. it had tons of imegry and emotion. the setting, scenery was fantasticly described. the subject; the wolves, was written very well. well done!

[Fear Corrupts!]

This is beau-ti-ful...{ I don't know why I just broke beautiful up into syllables? }
Anyway, lovely flow, great imagery...
Every line is perfect.
No need for improvement.

Well Done,

[Fear Corrupts]*