{"id":46518,"date":"2020-06-18T20:58:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=46518"},"modified":"2020-06-18T20:58:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T20:58:14","slug":"hunter-of-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/hunter-of-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter of wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hunter with his bloodied kill<br \/>\nand Nis daughter in his lap<br \/>\nA photo for the album<br \/>\nDressed up to kill this sap<br \/>\nThis obstacle to knowledge<br \/>\nHalf baked and out of touch<br \/>\nUnscholarly and backward<br \/>\nWho does not conjure much<br \/>\nIn the way of inspiration<br \/>\nExposing his child to this<br \/>\nMurder of a wild wild wolf<br \/>\nWho lives a life of bliss<\/p>\n<p>A truly Lex predator<br \/>\nA pack animal  supreme<br \/>\nBorn to make his difference<br \/>\nIn wildness terms the cream<br \/>\nOf the predatory angels<br \/>\nof Idaho  the place<br \/>\nA bloodied snout<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s it about<br \/>\nThe only ugly face<\/p>\n<p>In the picture facing us<br \/>\nA bonehead let me say<br \/>\nHe feels he is the big man<br \/>\nFor the wolf Of course does lay<br \/>\nLooking up to the heavens<br \/>\nWith its dead cold eyes<br \/>\nThat\u2019s child will look back later<br \/>\nAnd then she will realise<\/p>\n<p>How cold and unintelligent<br \/>\nHer father really was<br \/>\nReally a proper dullard<br \/>\nAnd that was just because<br \/>\nThe wolf was so important<br \/>\nAnd killing it for fun<br \/>\nShooting it and finishing it<br \/>\nWhilst it was on the run<\/p>\n<p>Full of expectation<br \/>\nIt\u2019s family running too<br \/>\nAll its cubs in training<br \/>\nAnd what the bullets do<br \/>\nWas ended his incarnation<br \/>\nStopped him in his tracks<br \/>\nHe knew it was his end game<br \/>\nWhen he felt those last two whacks<\/p>\n<p>Untruths he fed his youngster<br \/>\nMade out his was king<br \/>\nOf course he exaggerated<br \/>\nTrying hard to bring<br \/>\nHis violence to a conclusion<br \/>\nThis big bad wolf was dead<br \/>\nAll the hype and overkill<br \/>\nClearly he put to bed<\/p>\n<p>Really ALL lives matter<br \/>\nAll creatures great and small<br \/>\nThe gods performed their miracles<br \/>\nAnd they answered their call<br \/>\nThey live where they were put<br \/>\nTo serve and create the countryside<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s the hunters that ignorantly<br \/>\nBlow the dream so wide<\/p>\n<p>The vigour and the forcefulness<br \/>\nThe partner she would be<br \/>\nBeside herself as would the kids<br \/>\nAnd now upon his knee<br \/>\nHis daughter she would always<br \/>\nRemember the last hour<br \/>\nWhen daddy fired his rifle<br \/>\nUsing his might and power<\/p>\n<p>And as she grows up one day<br \/>\nShe will look Again<br \/>\nAnd see the face of agony<br \/>\nAnd share the great wolfs pain<br \/>\nAnd possibly remember her father<br \/>\nIn the poorest light<br \/>\nWho took her to the battle<br \/>\nAnd then turned off the light<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hunter with his bloodied kill and Nis daughter in his lap A photo for the album Dressed up to kill this sap This obstacle to knowledge Half baked and out of touch Unscholarly and backward Who does not conjure &hellip; 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