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that a friend of mine wrote the other day:

 

SILVERBACK
 
Comes an evening you wander away
From the women and children.  No fault,
You'd drink with a friend were one
Nearby, dispute a decision or snarl
At a rival, doze shoulder to shoulder
When rain turns trails to mush.
 
But all that talk?  No more.
You wander off where it's quiet,
Tired of advising the indifferent
And aggrievèd young.  Don't play
With snakes.  Don't strip the bark.
Freeze at voices, run from guns.
Don't fight over girls: mate
For one moment, mother for life.
Your reach was long, your roar
Shook bats from treetops.
Now no one wants to listen.
Let them learn the hard way.
 
A tooth of moon sinks into a hide
Of fading gold.  You wander alone,
No hurry, nothing left undone,
A whole long day to remember.
No need to leave word
You've gone to the far side of the mountain.
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