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Lodge Grass, Montana

Howling Wolf
by 5 & 6th Grade

The wolf howls at midnight

when the moon is full and bright

he hides in the shadows

on a cold winter night.

He waits for the dawn

when the night is almost gone

then he goes to the river

where he lays all day long.

(howl)

He's waiting for his prey

in the shadow where he lays

he hears the bull elk bugle

as the skies are turning gray

when the full moon starts to rise

he whines and half way cries

when he hears the poachers coming

it's the element of surprise.

Chorus

Can you hear the wolf howling

can you hear his eerie cry

as it echoes through the canyon

and stars twinkle in the sky

can you hear the wolf howling

over the wind's sigh

as it echoes through the canyon it's the lone wolf's lullaby.

He moves without a single sound

as he covers lots of ground

like a spirit on the winter wind

his eyes shine all around.

He watches with a wary eye

then looks up to the sky

then you hear "howling wolf"

as the northern breezes sigh.

(howl)

Chorus

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Big Bear Behind

by Marlee - 6th grade

The big bear left unkind

because he hurt his behind

then he went on called big bear

but he ruined his hair.

He saw a bunny

he was acting funny

it was kind of rare

cause he is a big bear.

Big bear was hungry

but then he got angry

he hurt his tail

from down the trail.

A toad bit his foot

then the toad went under the root

big bear tried to sneak

while the toad was trying to peak.

I was running with the bear

I noticed he had hair

he had a frown

his fur went brown.

The big bear left behind

who was also unkind

big bear tripped and rolled

and crushed a troll.

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The Long Trail

by John - 7th Grade

On the trail

we will be herding on the trail

we be sing on the trail

we herd cow's in the canyon on the trail

it might take year's or days on the trail.

A cowboy sees a Indian on the trail

they ask him what he's doing on the trail

he's going north to see his family on the trail

you should start going now so you can get to town

later on trail when they got to town

they all buy a round

when they left they saw the cows running

and when they caught them

and that the end of the trail.

Broken Spirit

by Whitney Jo - 7th grade

The country is her home

born there, wished to die here

it was where she ran with the wind

now she don't even care.

Now she is tame

it is so unfair

how they can rope her up and take her away

a look, she don't even bare.

Hearing the wind say her name

but she just can't hear it

she misses her home

now she is just a broken spirit.

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Branding Time

by Mamie Rose - 8th grade

Living to earn a dime

we can't wait for branding time

not s easy as it looks!

But a lot better than writing books.

This is more than a one man job

when calves come in it's a mob!

We struggle with more than one

especially when they feel like a ton.

From sunrise to sundown

we end the day looking like a rodeo clown

only knowing with so much cattle

tomorrow is another day we have to battle.

By the end of the week

we're not as strong, but weak.

Although we'll feel dandy when the job is done

cattle hands feeling like champs, number one!!

My horse, in the beginning, is hyper by the sound

of numerous reckless calves stomping the ground!

I feel his nerves as we wait

my cowgirl life isn't what I call fate!

Living among what I love, I wouldn't spare a day

to just fly by, without remembering, and fade away.

Riding is a chore, cattle is working

branding time is living!

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