December Moon

A Poem by redzone

….a moon's reflection...

December Moon

The scent of Winter

mixed with a frigid breeze

as snow fell

covering the ground

with the aroma of pine trees.

As I stood on the deck,

I was greeted by the crescent smile

of Tahecapsun Wi,

while out in the field

beyond my back yard,

stood a four-point Buck.

As he lifted his head,

sniffed the air,

he looked directly at me

and acknowledged

my Wolf spirit

as he slowly walked away.

It was an ancient feeling

exciting my blood

with hunting instincts,

but I recognized the natural bond

and knew this was a sign

of the balance

in all things.

Tahelcapsun Wi,

as its smile widens,

then wans again,

and a blistering Winter wind

sweeps across the yard,

announce the time

when deer shed their horns.

A shedding time,

but as I bark at the moon,

I wonder, what it is

I should shed?

Should it be my love for you,

the warrior woman

who sings ancient runes to Odin,

and follows the old Traditional Ways;

who my tribal Elders sent me to meet

on Eastern shores

and hand you my lance.

A journey that lasted many moons

and took me to strange lands

with thick forests,

filled with deer, elk, and crows.

And filled my heart with wonderment.

Perhaps I should shed the pain

felt in loss.

The loss of parents,

two friends to cancer,

as well as lost love,

in the past two years.

But this pain

helps me keep them

close to my heart

and reminds me

of the tracks they left

for me to see.

Perhaps it is this life I live,

to shed my desire for revolutionary change,

and live for a rosy new dawn,

blushing communistic ways,

where balance in nature

and human beings,

becomes the normal way.

But why?

Why would I want to shed

any of these things,

as they are pieces of my heart.

Once again, these different moons

returns me to my Wolfen spirit,

who teaches me

to take my loves lost

and lost love,

the pain and hardships in life,

turning all this into songs

howled defiantly to the fullness of

Tahecapsun Wi!

Aztec Warrior/redzone 12.14.18

© 2019 redzone

Author's Note

....thanks for reading....

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Gypsy Warrior Queen

This is a beautiful wonderment dearest redzone ....I wish I could get out to look deep into the eyes of my own backcountry, soon perhaps. For now I will look through your words and find that warrior spirit you possess that is telling you life is far from over and there is still time to venture out, still things that need hunting ...still life :)