2025 Yahtzee Roll #3: Fill #3

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Title: Choice Piece of Heart
Fandom: Original
Rating: Gen
No. of Lines: 28
Prompt: Compassionate
Notes: a poetry remix of a gen-rated animal AU fic of mine in the BBC Sherlock fandom where Sherlock is a raven and John is a wolf: The Wolf Bird. Also a fill for fffc: Little Special 216: Found Poetry
Summary: a raven shows compassion to an injured wolf


The wolf knew that she would not see the spring.
slow-moving carcass. Unable to hunt
raven, peering
a half-hearted snarl. The bird flew away.
Kraa-kraa! Kraa-kraa!
opening. The Wolf’s bark
Toc-toc-toc! Toc-toc-toc!
one side of the nest was the skull
every shape and size, shiny round pebbles
Toc-toc-toc! The raven tilted its head
Back and forth
Back and forth with its beak
The wolf closed her eyes
She slept a dreamless sleep.

something dark on the white snow. The wolf smelt
The promise of a good meal made her blood sing.
with her teeth. She feasted. Absorbed in her
choice piece of heart
Kraa-kraa! Kraa-kraa!
catch-me-if-you-can into the forest.
twig, snapping
Prruk-prruk-prruk!
inside. Finally,
sang, a beautiful song
heard. The music told
of bravery and brilliance, of flying and chasing,
Prruk-prruk-prruk!
The wolf curled her tail around the raven

Comments

[smallhobbit]

It's a lovely story.

[debriswoman]

I really like the structure and the story told :-) you are quite good at this, you know😊😊