Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JUNGLE POOL, by FRANCES SAWYER



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JUNGLE POOL, by                    
First Line: There was a doe that came for water
Last Line: I am the lion waiting there.
Subject(s): Animals; Deer; Lions


There was a doe that came for water,
There was a lion gaunt and grim;
Treacherous pool with peaceful shadows
Hiding the tawniness of him.

Hesitant footsteps falter downward
Nearer and nearer to the cool
Vine-covered tangles shedding darkness,
Down to the dreamy, limpid pool.

I would accuse both God and nature
But of a truth I do not dare; --
I am the doe that came for water,
I am the lion waiting there.





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