The girl was riding a horse alongside brave hunters with painted spears. They jumped fences, following loud, barking dogs in search of boar or wild turkey. They camped. She went out in a boat with two. Downstream. From there they saw the blazing fire against the night cutting mist along the mountain line. With its ears twitching, a mule deer stood in a clearing in snow near pines. His head slightly raised, sniffing. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARIANNA ALCOFORANDO by SARA TEASDALE IN SAN MARCO, VENEZIA by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS NURSE'S SONG, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE BY THE SALPETRIERE by THOMAS ASHE ANNIVERS: BAPTISMT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |