Back To The Earth I'm Falling

The noonday sun hangs high in a cloudless sky, almost teasing the snow-covered landscape below. Keahi makes her way through the snow toward the large willows that make up this land with a thick, plush fur wrapped around her shoulders to help keep the tropical wolf warm. Being so new to the land, the red wolf has wanted to explore everything but the frigid air of the northern lands has kept her close to the roaring fires and heated caves of the pack lands.

Keahi stops to admire a beautiful willow whose thick, knotted truck twists up toward the sky. It sprouts long, finger-like branches that bow down toward the ground. They are barren, the leaves have been shed in during the cold snap of autumn but a dusting of snow coats each one and caps the willow with a white powder hat. As the branches get lower to the ground, ice starts to appear, creeping down until each one is coated in a thick layer of ice. The way the light catches the ice and snow on the willow is beautiful and the red wolf decides to sit and enjoy the scenery for a moment.

A chilly breeze kicks up and rustles the ice-covered branches, tabbing them together to make a soft, almost bell like sounds. Taking a deep breath, Keahi allows her mind to empty of worries and instead focus on the joy of being here in this moment.


"Keahi Mogotsi"