Only a Year
A tawny brown fawn on rickety legs
Had eyes showing wonder and awe
His first day on earth, he suckled and nursed
The one that was known as his Ma
His tail twitched excitedly, and oh so delightedly
They romped and they roamed through the morn
He knew that she loved him-would teach and protect him
How happy he was to be born
When innocence waned and spiked antlers came
He ventured the woods on his own
Nervous, yet bright, he'd put up a fight
To survive lack of food and the cold
Then natures call sounded, and in him rebounded
An urge to seek company near
He marked and he rubbed-he sparred other nubs
While seeking his doe of a deer
The lust strong inside him, the instincts that drive him
Were strong on this bright winter's day
Unknowingly, softly, and ever so sadly
He stepped out in harms fateful way
Written by Sara Fielder © 1996
poem by Sara Fielder
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