Old Black Wolf

by Dewayne Allday

21 November 2025

Old black wolf,

black as night,

dark as frolf,

snarling teeth,

the boundary wreath.

Ye blocked my path,

the forest's mast;

ye warned me through,

ye warmed me pass,

ye warned me do-

ye knew me too.

Sovereign was,

and sovereign be,

sovereign all eternity.

Let it be,

be it may;

boundary stones,

be it lone.

Betrayals teach,

the lessons leach;

the flesh rebuilds,

fulfilment filled.

Promise kept,

promise wept-

at a cost,

nothing lost.

The wolf protects,

the wolf projects.

Be it is,

be it may,

it will be.