The One

Picked from the bunch of steel roughed wedges
I filed it and worked it and honed its rough edges.
Perfect angle of malice, sharp enough to cut hair,
Tested on the sharpener, till arms were bare.

3 sisters were worked in much the same way:
But the first one was special, it'd have the say.
On the hunt, on the shot, missed mark or not,
It'd be the one made ready for a shot.

A walk in the moon shadows, to a lookout of spruce,
With wind in my face, the one was sent loose.
Crashing away and into the morning glow,
The elk thought unwounded, other elk in tow.

Down on the trail with the one I found myself there,
With a few drops of crimson and a few tan hairs.
The trail I did follow, with eyes glued down:
I found the elk dead with both a smile and a frown.

Smiling from knowing I had killed my first one,
Frown from a feeling knowing my season was done.
All summer I had listened to the wilds of the call,
But the one had come calling and ended it all.

Meat for my family and tanned hide for my home,
Many stories to tell, many photos were shone.
The one was re-sharpened, a ritual was re-borne,
The next hunt he'd be ready for duty once more.

 
 

60 days from now and this flatlander will be in elk country again. As I sharpened up last years broadheads I thought of this poem...can't wait to be in the high country once more    

Well done and the time can't come fast enough.

Thanks pal! Gonna be near you there in Laramie peaks area. Wouldn't mind buying you dinner or sharing a gourmet Mountainhouse  

(A frown from the feeling this critter is done). Kind of the bitter sweet feeling I had with my first elk.I have her ivories in my bow now, hope the mojo works!Looking forward to doing it again this august..JG

Well Done!

Very cool poem Mike!!!  Good luck on your hunt!

Excellent! And congrats on the elk and elk hunt to come.      

Nice Mike, poem and the kill. Wish I could make another elk hunt but I don't know if I could do another one. What broadhead brand is "The One", and what bow will you take to the high hills with you this year?

Hi Mike! "The One" is a heavy Woodsman Elite. Thanks to a great Tradganger trade I have 3 new sisters to sharpen  

The bow...still thinkin'. My Talltines has a bear on it and has it's own mojo. That one for now, but I have a deer tag and a elk tag so maybe 2 bows for the trip  

Great Poem Brother! I hope to be posting a pic with that very bow and a black bear soon enough! Hope the mojo you put on that beauty shows grace on me in MN!!!

It will David, it will! You are shooting that thing awesome buddy    Those fall bears better not get too close or it's all over!

Now, about that bow...what would it take to get it back? I might need the mojo in Wyoming...   :p

Well I could see it being a loaner for a Wyoming trip but for it to change owners..... gee I havent even thought about it!!!!!!!!

Great poem! Thanks for sharing!