Tiger~Eye
Silently watching
through the waves of golden grass
Not blinking, he waits
as he eyes approaching prey
too fool to sense the danger
Scent wafting on the wind
He salivates in hunger
But he knows patience
His eyes follow the rodent
His tail twitches like the grass
Closer the prey creeps
within reach of hungry paw
Golden grass alive
Earth becomes trap, leads to death
of hunger, and of the prey.
through the waves of golden grass
Not blinking, he waits
as he eyes approaching prey
too fool to sense the danger
Scent wafting on the wind
He salivates in hunger
But he knows patience
His eyes follow the rodent
His tail twitches like the grass
Closer the prey creeps
within reach of hungry paw
Golden grass alive
Earth becomes trap, leads to death
of hunger, and of the prey.
I'm playing at FormForAll where Gay has been kind enough to share the poet Blue Flute with us. Join us at dVerse Poets where we're talking about tanka & haiku.
Comments
crimson glisten on the golden
and the deed is done...
it is lunch time here you know...smiles.
Rocky would be proud..haha
Glad I'm not on the other end of that attack too.
through the waves of golden grass
Not blinking, he waits
as he eyes approaching prey" I think these lines totally describe the way a tiger hunts - really nice imagery, Thanks.
too fool to sense the danger - really enjoyed those lines, particularly the second one. Just reads so well.
Nice work here. Really enjoyed this.