The Silent Elk of Yesterday

Guns, 
Scent destroyers, 
Chainsaw, 
Timber... 

And here I am 
destined north from here 
to colder climes, where a few might stand 
Beyond this ridge I go 
In search for fertile land. 

Soon you'll feel my pain 
because I am your future son 
Man and earth as one 
or I ride on through your cancer haze. 

Blackened days, 
thick with shame. 

The Master; 
"As fluid as melting ice 
Receptive as a valley 
Clear as a glass of water 
Do you have the patience to wait till the mud settles" (2) 
"Success is as dangerous as failure 
Hope is as hollow as fear." (3) 
Victory; is a cluttered home and when 
it kills you to step outside! 

Tree stands, 
Ghost forest, 
Carbon, 
Red Moon, 

Now I lay 
Victim of the modern world 
underneath I plant three seeds 
and giveth my body - decompose 
to let grow from soil once more. 

In Satan's name 
You're exculpated from blame 
for your world turning to black 
Alas the deer shoot back 
before we destroy it all. 

The deer shoot back, 
White tail attack. 

2.(Tao Te Ching. Trans. by Stephen Mitchel,l ch.15) 
3.(Tao Te Ching. Trans .by Stephen Mitchel l ch.13)