Dauntless Reindeer
Tottering in the woods; losing grip in the snow was a lost reindeer.
Passing trees reflecting in wide brown eyes; tearing up with fear.
Moving quickly, sliding on the slippery ground so wet,
So cold she was and yet full of nervous sweat.
Speeding, she scissored through the forest,
heart thumping; heading towards the way she knows best.
Leaping and Falling deep into a dark abyss.
Down she went only to hear the wind with a soft hiss.
Heartbeat weak with death closing in with its icy hand;
not a sound to be heard in all the land.
Gods whisper, rest in peace reindeer!
A calming hand upon her soul,
trying to get home, her ultimate goal.
But she fought death tooth and nail,
to get to her family of little ones without fail.
As the dim rays of the morning sun fell upon her nose,
towards the light, her head rose.
On her feet, though in pain,
out of the ravine and on its way again.
With elated spirits, finally finding home as she sped away,
a light hop through the trees and into a new day.
-Sanaya
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