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December 2008 
Coyote Essence
jeepdog
They can be spotted in the outskirts,
circling villages, probing.
They come. They go.
Elusive Coyotes on the fringe.
Moving as shadows always,
appearing hunched in their loping.
They are cautious. They are certain.
Confident Coyotes seemingly, but never, cringe.
Surmised as thieves, they actually scavenge,
helpfully cutting out the small is what arid land’s creature is hoping.
Take the weak. Leave the strong.
Careful Coyotes never kill out of revenge.
Pups jumping and rolling,
as the tumbleweed, purpose seemingly joking.
They are arduous. They are playful.
Balanced Coyotes, fun in the face of dire they impinge.
At the pale moon they can be heard loudly proclaiming,
mournful spirit manifested in voice eloping.
Howling cry. Joyful expression.
Their voices are actually life’s door’s hinge –
Coyote Essence.
Coyote Essense inspired by insight from my mother; she is "moonstar" on my list of friends. Her profile describes a thought of Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth: "At the conclusion of that book, he describes what he terms “frequency-holders, those who “endow the seemingly insignificant with profound meaning.” They are often what might be termed “the meek,” those who often live on the fringes of a society they don't quite “fit with."
As I pondered on this brilliant insight, it dawned on me that this was a truth I had previously discovered, but had not paid much attention. Nature, through coyotes, shows us the contribution to the Great Southwest in a form of a creature of the fringes. Perhaps Eckhart's observation could be termed "Coyote Essence."
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Man this one rocks, your Mom must be extraordianary too! I really loved the play of words, the flow, and the way my heart jumped at the line
“At the pale moon they can be heard loudly proclaiming,
mournful spirit manifested in voice eloping.
Howling cry. Joyful expression.
Their voices are actually life's door's hinge -
Coyote Essence.”
Just beautiful…I need paint supplies, I want to paint these words you have been writing, you are my favorite muse of late…man I want to paint a bunch of coyote essense now!!!!!\
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