Have You Not Lived? Comments

I have been within 10 feet of a cougar in the wild, and also of a coyote. Neither one attacked, thank God.

I have lived - and am so grateful that I have.

Very nice. I have heard a cougar's cry, and it chilled me to the bone. I was just a young lad at the time, with no weapons whatsoever. I think I have done all of those things in my long life, some more than once, except perhaps hearing a bull snake hiss. I'm not sure if I have even seen a bull snake or would recognize one. Enjoyed the poem very much.