The poem “Bull Moose” is a harder poem to understand because it is important to understand the Bull moose first. When he first entered the pasture with cattle “ his great head/ like a ritual mask of a blood god”(8-9). This gave an image of a very dark and cruel animal and later in the stanza it stated that the cattle moved to the other end of the field. The cattle sensed that the bull moose was dangerous while the people were oblivious and were entertained and distracted by the new creature. The poem is describing our society and our relationship and understanding with nature. The society did not attempt to understand or figure out the animal but made assumptions based on a short period of time. It shows how people do not understand how to
