Kevin Wayne Zerbe is a writer, photographer, and ecologist. His work is the welcomed burden of flowing water, cold hands, conservator of natal streams. His dedication to the conservation of natural resources informs all he does. The bodies of he and his wife are lost now in a megalopolis, but their souls roam the hidden valleys of the Northern Rockies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
OXBLOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ox\u2019s blood on my boots is stainin em.
Hair on the ground just
thin strands,
like straw.
Steel wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That dog\u2019s barkin agin.
Lost in them hills.
White dog,
can\u2019t find hisself in white snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His nose don\u2019t work.
Snow been maskin my scent.
Wind been mufflin my whistlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019ll catch the smell of meat,
that I\u2019m sure of.
I\u2019ll cook,
and he\u2019ll come on home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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