Monday, February 6, 2023

Bison



A massive dark head,

anvil-shaped and dense

with shanks of woolly hair.


Substantial shoulders.

Torso tapering to narrow hips.

A brown wedge of muscle in motion.




Black nose,

shiny when wet,

snorting, snuffling.


Brute strength

on the hoof,

this burly Bison



moving with controlled grace

over the land

it belongs to.

© 2023 Richard Havenga





Photo Locations:

1. & 3. Custer State Park - South Dakota

2. & 4. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

 

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