He Remembers

Download or read book He Remembers written by Cynthia Reay and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was on a cold wintry day with the wind blowing hard when Roman, my horse, and I saw the animal stumbling toward us. Before me was a beaten elk king. I could only imagine what happened to this majestic creature... The crack of the two heads making contact was as loud as a gunshot as it rang through the nearby timber. Both animals stood facing each other with their heads low and antlers locked. A powerful blow slammed his right side, crushing a rib. He rose up on his back legs and slammed full force into the figure that had attacked him. Again, he rose up, readying for another head slam to his opponent. Then his back leg gave out from under him, causing him to lose balance and miss his target. A blow to his body pounded the injured rib, puncturing his lungs. Before he could recover, he was rammed again with such force that it knocked him down and over almost onto his back. Repeatedly he felt his body rammed by a rack of antlers with close to nine hundred pounds of red animal rage behind them. The downed animal began to lose consciousness as his anger turned to fear. Over the course of the year, I watched from a distance as this powerful animal slowly began to heal from the fierce battle and trust the world around him again, even finding love with a cow elk. Witnessing this great creature's transformation, I learned the true power and beauty of Mother Nature. Cynthia S. Reay lives in Mohave County in Arizona on a farm and ranch. The mountains of the Southwest hold her strongest passion. Now that her two children are grown and gone, Cynthia has laid down her rifle and picked up her camera, photographing the many hidden canyons and ranges hidden from common pathways of the great Southwest. He Remembers is her first novel.