{"id":28240,"date":"2016-06-10T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T10:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=28240"},"modified":"2016-06-10T12:12:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T12:12:57","slug":"wolverines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/wolverines\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Behold there is a phantom<br \/>\nThat survives on its wildness<br \/>\nIt loves the deep snow<br \/>\nIts a sociable brute<br \/>\nHumans are good at<br \/>\nReferring to Devils<br \/>\nAnd demons and such like<br \/>\nBlackening characters<br \/>\nBut at its root<\/p>\n<p>Is a marvellously caring<br \/>\nMother all sharing<br \/>\nSociable animals<br \/>\nRaring to go<br \/>\nThey can climb like the clappers<br \/>\nAnd run at all flappers<br \/>\nMore than 20 miles a day<br \/>\nThey really know<\/p>\n<p>Very intelligent<br \/>\nThey can get to grips with things<br \/>\nVery affectionate<br \/>\nAnd very tough<br \/>\nA genuine carnivore<br \/>\nFeared by so many<br \/>\nThey are self reliant<br \/>\nThere is never enough<\/p>\n<p>They will go for a goat<br \/>\nA much heavier animal<br \/>\nAnd bring it down and eat every bit<br \/>\nGrinding the bones for the oils<br \/>\nThey are clever<br \/>\nNothing is wasted<br \/>\nThey work at being fit<\/p>\n<p>They eat what they should eat<br \/>\nThey exercise often<br \/>\nRunning up inclines<br \/>\nThey hardly ever slow<br \/>\nIn the Glacier National Park<br \/>\nOf Montana<br \/>\nSurvival is theres<br \/>\nThrough the wind and the snow<\/p>\n<p>Their secretive world<br \/>\nIs safe far from humans<br \/>\nSee humans and hide<br \/>\nIts the best course to take<br \/>\nHumans are hunters ignorant idiots<br \/>\nReady to target for nobody&#8217;s sake<\/p>\n<p>But their own,they are guilty<br \/>\nOf changing the outcome<br \/>\nDestroying habitats<br \/>\nLaid down before<br \/>\nBalance is set by the mother of mothers<br \/>\nMan comes along<br \/>\nAnd wisdom does ignore<\/p>\n<p>The wolverine runs he&#8217;s the avalanche<br \/>\nMammal<br \/>\nHe has a powerful nose and can detect<br \/>\nAnimals buried in snow 20 foot drifts<br \/>\nA very big heart for a such a small body<br \/>\nHis relatives weasels his audacity<br \/>\nLifts<br \/>\nHis demeanour a lot even the grizzly<br \/>\nMight fight shy of him<br \/>\nThats what they are like<br \/>\nLike the wolf their reputation  does go before<br \/>\nThem<br \/>\nWhen they go for the kill<br \/>\nIts  a terrible strike <\/p>\n<p>All the gristle and bone<br \/>\nSkin and horn<br \/>\nWill be eaten<br \/>\nGround up, the oils nothing<br \/>\nIs Left to waste<br \/>\nThey know what to do<br \/>\nTo survive in the wilderness<br \/>\nAnd they remain true<br \/>\nWhich has to be faced<\/p>\n<p>Make sensational films<br \/>\nCall them Devil beast animals<br \/>\ncreate reputations<br \/>\nThat throw up much fear<br \/>\nDemons of the North<br \/>\nCome forth<br \/>\nwith your great fangs<br \/>\nSo you shake in your boots<br \/>\nIf one does appear<\/p>\n<p>But always remember<br \/>\nIts true to itself<br \/>\nIt lives where its put<br \/>\nAnd it eats what is there<br \/>\nWhat we have made of it<br \/>\nIs down to our ignorance<br \/>\nDown to our foolishness<br \/>\nAnd our despair<\/p>\n<p>Its pays to be secretive<br \/>\nThats a good reason<br \/>\nStay off the tracks where<br \/>\nThe human souls go<br \/>\nBe what you are and do<br \/>\nWhat you  are doing<br \/>\nWith all that instinct<br \/>\nStay in the flow<\/p>\n<p>We can learn much from the wilderness<br \/>\nPeople<br \/>\nLeft to their own guile and intelligence they<br \/>\nTake on vile climates and just push on through it<br \/>\nAnd they always look healthier<br \/>\nYes every day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behold there is a phantom That survives on its wildness It loves the deep snow Its a sociable brute Humans are good at Referring to Devils And demons and such like Blackening characters But at its root Is a marvellously &hellip; 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