22 December 2012
Once upon a time There was a pretty young girl Whose wore a hood of deepest red Like a rose petal, unfurled
Or like blood, that richest red Bright against her ivory face She was a rose blessed with snow In a dark and dangerous place
She travelled alone through the woods Protecting herself with a knife Should any man or creature Dare to threaten her life
She was bold, brave, beautiful Watched over by angels it seems For the only time she was afraid Was in her untamed, wild dreams
She dreamt of wolves And their gleaming eyes How they manipulated Took you by surprise
There were wolves in the woods But they never came near And so she carried on each day And relinquished her fear
Then on one bright night The moon turned darkness to day The angels, tricked by this turnaround Left her alone, to be prey
They didn't realise this of course They thought she was safe in the sun Little did they know that The wolf hunt had begun
As the hunt drew ever closer Our girl in the hood slept on Unaware that she was in danger Or that her protectors had gone
The breath on her exposed neck Caused her to wake with a start She instantly leapt up with a cry How loud was the beat of her heart?
Trembling, but it didn't show She wielded her knife with ease Daring them all to take a step closer She'd have them on their knees!
But they surrounded her completely There was no way out She knew that it was pointless to run Or kick, or scream, or shout
But she had an idea, An attempt at a plan So she tipped her head back As far as a girl can
She stood there in her hood And she started to howl Mournful like the wolves Who had been on the prowl
Confused by this trick The wolves joined in With the haunting song Of one of their kin
As swift as they came They left through the night Melting into the forest With its dappled light
Victory tasted so sweet To our girl in the hood She had howled with the wolves And been understood
And so she was safe again Dressed in her blood red No longer the prey But a wolf instead
I.Sparrow
Howling With Wolves • Opuss № I