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Promise Kept
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There is
legend up here
in the north
How the Great
Spirit teaches
us to grow
In the story
of the woman
lost away from
her tribe
Her husband
there at her
very side
They were
between some
cubs and their
mother
The choice of
two ways, one
run, but
attack for the
other
He turned to
his wife
giving this
promise to her
Run, but
remember I
will always be
at your side
Then he turned
his attention
to the bear,
putting all
else aside
A passing wolf
saw this, and
thought what
sacrifice
As he gave the
man's soul a
body in which
to ride
Together they
came to this
decision
The wolf the
promise would
keep, a
lasting love
given
As she was
running, she
saw the wolf
not far off
It became
apparent, a
predator it
was not
She became
comfortable
seeing it day
after day
Knowing that
she was safe
with wolf not
far away
She remembered
the words her
love had last
spoken
The promise
she now knew,
was not being
broken
The wolf did
not let her
out of site in
any way
She knew it
would be thus,
'til her dying
day
Gary Salter
© 2005
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