I think this was inspired by a fantasy book that I was reading at the time.
Eyes:
Black eyes look out from the forest’s shadowy depths,
They glow like hot embers,
They stalk my dreams,
Golden eyes come forth,
Protect me,
Thick white coat warm me,
Wrap around me,
Give me a toasty fire and hold me close.
This is drawn from a picture of the woods with the shadow of a horse taped on to it. The trees took me so long to draw with their shadows and different shades of darkness. The classes at college are an hour and a half long. It took me two of those classes to draw those trees and their shadows. And then another class period or so to draw the horse. This represents my love of horses with nature.
This was from several years ago. I had an inspiration for another animal poem. I love animals, and the mountain lion is one of my animal totems.
Mountain Lion:
Eyes sharp as an eagle and black as night,
Coat sleek and tawny-colored,
Claws sharp as a dagger,
And fangs deadly sharp,
I prowl the mountains,
Keep to the shadows,
I keep to the night—it is my home,
I live for the beauty of the darkness.
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