Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JUNGLE POOL, by FRANCES SAWYER 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TELEPATHIC CARNIVORE by WILL ALEXANDER BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE ELEGY FOR WRIGHT & HUGO by NORMAN DUBIE LION AND LIONESS by EDWIN MARKHAM LEONARDO DA VINCI'S by MARIANNE MOORE WHY NOBODY PETS THE LION AT THE ZOO by JOHN CIARDI THE LION AND THE DOG by ROBERT CREELEY JIM, WHO RAN AWAY FROM HIS NURSE, AND WAS EATEN BY A LION by HILAIRE BELLOC |
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