For a Dear Friend

"Over the heart of the west,
�the Taos desert,
Circles an eagle,
And it's dark between me and him.

The sun, as he waits a moment,
�huge and liquid
Standing without feet on the rim of
�the far-off mesa
Says: Look for a last long time then!
�Look! Look well! I am going.
So he pauses and is beholden, and
�straightway is gone.

And the Indian, in a white sheet
Wrapped to the eyes, the sheet bound
�close to his brows,
Stands saying: see, I'm invisible!
Behold how you can't behold me!
The invisible in its shroud!

Now that the sun has gone, and the
�aspen leaves �as good as fallen,
And the ponies are in corral,
And its night.

Why, more has gone than all these;
And something has come.
a red wolf stands on the shadow's
�dark red rim.

Day has gone to dust on the
�sage-grey desert
Like a white Christus fallen to dust
�from a cross;
To dust, to ash, on the twilt floor
�of the desert.

And a black crucifix like a dead tree
�spreading wings;
Maybe a black eagle with its wings out
Left lonely in the night
In a sort of worship.

And coming down upon us, out of the
�dark concave
Of the eagle's wings,
And the coffin-like slit where the
�Indian's eyes are,
And the absence of cotton-wood leaves,
�or the aspen,
Even the absence of dark-crossed
�dinkeys:
Come tall old demons, smiling
The Indian smile,
Saying: How do you do, you pale-face?

I am very well, old demon.
How are you?

Call me Harry, if you will,
Call me Old Harry, says he.
Or the abbreviation of Nicolas,
Nick, Old Nick, maybe.

Well, you're a dark old demon,
And I'm a pale-face like a homeless dog.
That has followed the sun from the
�dawn through the east,
trotting east and east and east till the
�sun himself went home,
And left me homeless here in the dark
�at your door.
How do you think we'll get on,
Old demon, you and I?

You and I, you pale-face,
Pale-face you and I
Don't get on.

Mightn't we try?

Where's your God, you white one?
Where's your white god?

He fell to dust as the twilight fell,
Was fume as I trod
The last step out of the east.

Then you're a lost white dog of a pale-face,
And the day's now dead...

Touch me carefully, old father,
My beard is red.

Thin red wolf of a pale-face,
Thin red wolf, go home.

I have no home, old father,
That's why I come.

We take no hungry stray from the
�pale-face...

Father, you are not asked.
I am come. I am here. The red-
�dawn-wolf
Sniffs round your place.
Lifts up his voice and howls to the
�walls of the pueblo,
Announcing he's here.

The dogs of the dark pueblo
Have long fangs...

Has the red wolf trotted east and east
�and east
From the far, far other end of the day
To fear a few fangs?

Across the pueblo river
That dark old demon and I
Thus say a few words to each other.

And wolf, he calls me, and red.
I call him no names.
He says, however, he is Star-Road.
I say, he can go back the same gait.

As for me...
Since I trotted at the tail of the sun as
�as far as ever the creature went west,
And lost him here,
I'm going to sit down on my tail
�and wait right here
And wait for him to come back with a
�new story.
I'm the red wolf, says the dark
�old father.
All right, the red-dawn-wolf I am."

~�D.H. Lawrence

��Red Wolfie,��

Because of you, my world has opened up to include so many wonderful experiences and friends.
Our friendship began, as they say, "out of the blue", when I e-mailed you privately, about a post you made to a newsgroup.
There is no way that back then, that I could have EVER imagined how pivotal a role you would play in my life, as well as how much you would mean to me.

Right from the very start, you have always shown such kindness, patience, support and great humor. It was not (and remains so) difficult at all, to develop a such a close and meaningful friendship with you.
For you opened your heart, and allowed me into your life. And I, in turn, happily did so, as well.

Over the time that I have known you, my world has certainly brightened. You are always there with a supportive word, when I am in need of a shoulder... and of course, you have a great sense of humor, which always keeps this wuffie smiling, even when I might feel like crying.

The opportunity to finally meet you in person, at AC 2000, was the realization of a VERY important moment for me! Getting to finally be able to express my gratitude face to face, was something that my spirit has wanted to do for so long.

I have no doubt that we will remain the closest of friends... after all, such friendships do not come around very often.. and I know that I would be a fool to let such a special Red Wolfie out of my life.*hugs*

In true "Motor Muzzle" fashion, I am probably rambling..and I could keep continuing to do so-- but something tells me that I would be here forever. And to tell you the truth, I also think that to some degree, words fail me when trying to express how much you mean to me, and add to my life.

So, I guess I will leave it at this, (for now, at least):

THANK YOU for being part of my life...thank you for allowing me into yours... thank you for your unwavering support...but most of all, thank you for just being you.
Your presence in my life shall always be a gift and a blessing, bestowed unto me by the Universe.

I am always here for you, if ever you need me. That is a promise!

Please take care, my special friend....Li'l Red Wolfie!

*Zillions of Wuff Hugs & Nuzzles*



With Love,

~Louve

P.S.- I hope that this page did not embarass you TOO much. *smilies*

I wanted to make a point to include a link to Cloudchaser's wonderful website.
His site is filled with excellent artwork, as well as wonderful wolf links--and much more.

It is due to his wonderful site which gave me the confidence to attempt to create my own.

To check out his site, click the banner below:

This page will be updated from time to time (ie.things added, etc). I went ahead and put this page up at this time, although it is not yet "complete", because I wanted to share this special tribute to a wonderful friend.
Feel free to check back from time to time, to see any changes I have made... and hit the refresh/reload button when you do. *smiles*

A special thank you to the Web Brawls Design Site, for the background and the navigations buttons.
To visit this wonderful site, click the banner below:

A few of the graphics used to make this page were listed under 'public domain'
-- if any of them are copywritten to yourself, please send an e-mail to the
address below- and I would be happy to give proper credit, or remove the graphic.
Thank you.