Buffalo and Wolf

The buffalo
the wolves

reintroduced
says Man

but we do not
control

the hoofbeats
of the past

which beat again
in red hearts.

We only listen

to the rivers cry
for salmon

we only listen

to the cry
in our blood.

The pounding of bear
shakes
the forest of
our dreams
as great paws run
through them.

We only listen

as the buffalo hoof
presses into the mud

and the wolf-heart
howls
at the
white and ancient
moon.