Wolf [Double Etheree]

Eyes
stare out
of darkness,
pierce the nighttime.
A howl, warning;
no man should walk this way.
Grate the woodland canvas now,
with claws shredded like old parchment.
Teeth like concrete stone, yellowed by age,
fur matted, blotched like paint; defender.
He will guard us all; the weak and the strong.
The moon will quiver, the stars will shake,
when he defends his kingdom; home
to no one else but his kind.
No man should walk here now.
A snarl, piercing
the brightest sun
is no match
for this
wolf.

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The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.