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under a full moon near the end of june
a coyote wails for companionship in the foothills
the moonlight in all of its splendor halts the dark breezes for the night
to portray the spotlight spectacle that the world expects to see
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echoes of a coyote cry seep into fissures in the soil
where the moon can’t reach
until tonight
as if to follow the cries with curiosity
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the moon only shows its bright side
but is eager to explore the dark
endlessly nascent in the belief that balance is found from seeking the unknown
in hidden craters
in crevasses
in coyote cries
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would the full moon disappoint the world by turning itself
the coyote would continue its dark journey unseen
both content in hiding from the world
their light
their cries
their bodies
their hunger
eternal expectations borne unto them
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