Nature's Plenipotentiary

She has transformed herself into a black
projectile within the green embrace of
the forest, her lean, lithe body racing
madly along trails, slipping effortlessly
between trees, driving her long legs
wildly along the forest floor in a frenzy
of ebullience at the freedom before her 
to challenge the wind in its sweep through
the woods, her zeal for movement and her
love of life palpable, no longer restrained
for there are no fences, no rooms where
her spirit nudges against confining walls.
Here she is at full liberty to become as one
with her surroundings. As an alpha female
she indulges her fantasies in a complex
dance circling endlessly, looping herself
in a confusion of exquisite choreography
this large dog with her graceful antics
making the forest her very own stage.
This is another persona, not the one that
growls threateningly at smaller dogs so
they cringe and retreat in her presence
satisfying her lust for preeminence in that
dog-greet-dog world where preliminaries
highlight the advantaged by demeanor
and hers is that of the bully, whereas in
the forest interior she becomes the virtuoso
exemplar of canine athletic prowess none
can equal vested in her alpha-female stature.