Winter Hunt
written by: Darryl B
Alone in the glittering twilight
Save brute companion or two
The hunter strides, death waits in the night
Virtues of humbleness few
Orion, massive, noble of height
But folly hides what is true
‘Twas foretold that regardless his might
His killer—he’d give no due
The scorpion, crouched, deep in his furs
Delivered the fatal sting
Placed in the sky, thrice foiled the curse
‘round the North Star will they wing
Three to etern’ly rule winter sky
Scorpio reigns as summer’s nights fly
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
This poem is based on the mythology of Orion and Scorpio. Orion boasted there wasn’t an animal he couldn’t defeat; the gods sent a scorpion to kill him. Placed into the sky with Ursa Major and Ursa Minor… the big and little bears (aka Big and Little Dipper)… Orion and Scorpio never inhabit the same sky.
- Winter Hunt - March 24, 2025
- Winter’s Bane - December 30, 2024
