Wolf Sees More In A Man
He was a kindly, little, old, nature loving man.
He was out in the woods looking for mushrooms. .
He was down on his knees checking out the land.
Wolves caught his sent and found him real soon.
They surrounded him before he was aware.
The pack leader slowly approached the man.
He saw the wolf and could only stare.
The pack leader sniffed, then backed away, turned & ran.
He gave a howl and the other wolves followed.
The man couldn’t believe what just happened.
Thank God, the wolves didn’t want his raw bones.
He gathered the mushrooms in his lap then.
Then, he walked back to where his car remained.
About 2 months later he was back in the woods.
He heard a wolf crying, like it was in pain.
He found a pup, who would run away, if he could.
He couldn’t. His leg was in a trap & was broken.
The man freed the pup and carried him away.
In his car he had a brace. It was a real token.
Just the right size to fix the whelp’s leg today.
He fixed up the pup & returned him to the place.
He thought the pup could get home from there.
He made sure the trap wasn’t set, just in case.
He didn’t realize the wolves were all aware.
They watched everything he had done.
They saw that he had helped the little whelp.
They remembered that he was the one.
The one the pack leader decided to help.
A week later, he was back in the woods.
The wolves surrounded him like before.
He raised his hands up, knowing he should.
The pack leader approached once more.
He sniffed, then licked the man’s hand.
Then gave a small growl like a meow.
Then, he turned and left the man.
He gave a small yip, then a growl.
All the wolves followed the leader.
He was left scratching his head.
It seemed he had nothing to fear.
It seemed to him that God had led.
It was the pack leader’s pup he helped.
The pack leader sensed this from the first.
He knew this man was not a whelp.
Sure enough, his senses were not a curse.
God gives all animals what they use.
God knew the man would help the pup.
His wisdom gave the wolf all the cues.
This was a man to save, not rip up.
————————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2015)