Canis latrans
Coyote
Chuck Roberts
Seen but not heard,
heard but not seen,
my friend Coyote.
We have never met,
but each morning,
and later that night,
I hear you calling.
Our paths finally cross,
a fleeting glimpse,
as you glide across the ground,
Now I fully see you,
as you stand before me,
lifting your head high,
howling to the night.
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Chuck Roberts is a Public Affairs Officer who works at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. During his 33 years serving in the Air Force and as a U.S. Civil Servant, he has worked in 28 countries as a daily newspaper reporter for the Stars & Stripes, a senior writer at Airman Magazine, and at various public affairs offices in England, Germany, Guam and Korea.