A WOLF


by Jorge Luis Borges

October 1992





Grey and furtive in the final twilight,





he lopes by, leaving his spoor along the bank





of this nameless river





that has quenched the thirst





of his throat,





these waters that repeat no stars.





Tonight,





the wolf is a shade who runs alone




and searches for his mate and




feels cold.




He is the last wolf




in all of Angle-land.