The wild wolf ranged the Currumpaw valley
with Blanca his love, his mate, and ally
living life wild as distant time has known
encroaching civilization would not condone

man's only idea was to kill all the wild
and mold country to be tame and be mild
there should be no place that man cannot be
where only the animals run wild and free

the pair and their wary familial pack
lived freely and outwitted man's lack
'til Seaton came with superior cunning
to kill all wolves that mankind was hunting

he caught Blanca, all splendid in white
in a trap specially concealed for her plight
Lobo oblivious, stayed near by her side
and witnessed, as rope strangled, she died

the desert night howled loud with despair
as Lobo's cries for Blanca filled the cold air
Seaton continued with his plan of course
but began to review intent, and feel remorse

he called the day and went to his cabin
with Blanca's body to lure Lobo to happen
to enter into the ranch and it's danger
to reclaim his love from this deadly stranger

Lobo came looking but stealthily got away
so Seaton used her scent to trap his prey
Lobo's longing and sorrow finally came to end
when caught in four traps of Seaton's attend

Seaton found he was unable to kill Lobo on site
Taken to ranch and chained, he died later that night
Ernest Seaton finally saw what he'd wrought
the end of wilderness mankind had bought

Seaton wrote of the valiant wolf with commendation
and advocated for environmental preservation
he was at center of movement of scouting for boys
and controversially wrote of animals with poise

trapped by Blanca's love, Lobo died with respect
instrumentally motivating movement to redirect
humanities notion that there is no place untamed
and man is the greatest problem nature has claimed

© agoodguy2have 2010-10-10