Love Of The Wolf

Time and space -

time to be alone, space to move about -

these may be the greatest scarcities of tomorrow

-Edwin Way Teal

An old Shoshone legend honors the wolf as the protector of women.

Sketch by Evening Thunder

It is told that a group of young girls had to be left behind in hiding as the tribe had to pack up and move quickly due to imminent danger. When the girls came out of hiding and went in search of the tribe, they came upon an injured wolf. After nursing the wolf back to health, they became adopted by the entire pack of wolves, who saved them from danger many times as the girls continued their search for the rest of their tribe.

The warrior fathers, upon returning to find the girls, saw the wolves surrounding their daughters from a distance. Not understanding that the wolves were actually protecting their daughters, they slew them one and all.

After being told of their grave mistake, they vowed to honor the wolf as protector throughout time. This became tradition and continues today.

Protect me, Brother Wolf. My spirit is guided by you.

A MIDNIGHT SONG

BY THE COVER OF THE NIGHT, YOU SING YOUR SONG TO THE MOON
KNOWING SHORTLY THAT MORNING WILL BE THERE SOON

MOST PEOPLE THINK, IT'S JUST A HOWL AND A CRY
TO ME, ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THAT YOU SING TO THE SKY

LOYALITY TO YOUR PACK, IS TO THE END
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS

WHEN NIGHT FALLS YOU GO OUT FOR THE KILL
IT'S JUST FOR THE FOOD AND NOT FOR THE THRILL

YOU GO OUT WITH THE PACK AND HUNT LIKE MEN
ALWAYS RETURNING BY MORNING TO YOUR DEN

YOU'RE WITH YOUR FAMILY EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY
CONSTANTLY PROTECTING YOUR PUPS FROM THE PREY

SO NEXT TIME YOU HOWL, SING VERY LOUD
YOU'RE A GREAT FAMILY MAN AND SHOULD BE PROUD

WE ALL SHOULD BE LIKE YOU, GIVING OUR FAMILY SO MUCH LOVE
SO KEEP ON SINGING YOUR SONG, TO THE STARS ABOVE

~~ Rick Cantalupo

Wolf Song of Alaska is a private, non-profit, apolitical organization dedicated to achieving
an understanding of the wolf through education and awareness. Rick Cantalupo's beautiful poem is courtesy of Wolf Song of Alaska.

Maiden Of The Wood

A song about a young Indian maiden discovering the wonderment of the woods as she makes her first solitary voyage through the forest. She dances freely and gracefully with the butterflies, dragonflies, and the animals of the wood. A song reflecting the power of the wood and nature and the sharing of our own spirituality with it.

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The Wolf Is The Strength Of The Pack And The Pack Is The Strength Of The Wolf

~~Rudyard Kipling

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