ABOUT THE AUTHOR             C.L. Bruun won the Editor's Award from the International Society of Poets for this poem.  She attained the distinction of becoming a Distinguished member of this poetry society at their invitation.  In another life, she held the office of past Vice President of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Chapter of the Idaho Writer's League. One of Ms Bruun's essays was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in one of their college level English Readers.  She has self published a children's book about a Bigfoot, "Muddley", who has created a smelly problem for his forest friends.  The book is for sale on this website. 

  Struggle

  by C.L. Bruun

  Nostrils Flaring,

                            Running, running, running.

                            Wind-swept spaces,

                            Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

                            Paw at the sky,

                           Challenge, challenge.

                           Scar-healed wounds...

                           POWER