 Mowgli, from The Second Jungle Book, by John Lockwood Kipling (England) 1895 Night Children primeval twilight cultivates diverse spirits tiger stripes orphans Aravalli Range wolf packs foster feral girls and boys abandoned city dwellers embraced by canid surrogates that nuzzle orphaned babes, comfort flailing arms, warm bare feet, sing hairless naïve pups asleep wild jungle youngsters walk upon four limbs like paws knees and elbows scarred innocents untamed howl at the moon join furry brethren wailing, growling, celebrating until early dawn’s symphony hushes the lupine choir which shifts its attention to nurturing foundlings… tutoring young Mowglis to hunt and play spiritual Lycans welcome the lunar allure crave transformation Sterling Warner A Washington-based author, poet, educator, and Pushcart Nominee, Sterling Warner’s works have appeared in such literary magazines, journals, and anthologies as the Danse Macabre, Anti-Heroin Chic, The Ekphrastic Review, and Sparks of Calliope. Warner’s volumes of poetry include Rags and Feathers, Without Wheels, ShadowCat, Edges, Memento Mori, Serpent’s Tooth, Flytraps: Poems, “Cracks of Light: Pandemic Poetry & Fiction, Halcyon Days: Collected Fibonacci (2023) and Abraxas (2024)--as well as Masques: Flash Fiction & Short Stories. He currently writes, hosts “virtual” poetry/fiction readings, and enjoys fishing and boating along the Hood Canal.
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The Ekphrastic Review
COOKIES/PRIVACY
January 2026
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