Mountain Tiger ~ Desert Lion

When I was younger, I used to pump out tons of bad lyrical poetry. Some poems were worthy but, looking back at them, most of them were crap. When the 21st Century hit, it seemed that my capacity for writing bad poetry disappeared. Today, I found the last poem I wrote. It was written for my Kung Fu teacher and for Llew. Even though it's probably crap, I'm still rather fond of it. I'm posting it here so, if I lose the poem again, I can always access it on the Cliffs of Insanity.

MOUNTAIN TIGER ~ DESERT LION

Mountain tiger - claws of steel
Seduce me in your silken reel
Swirling 'round my shivering skin
Pulling out and pushing in
O violent cat with primal purr
My fingers stroke your painted fur
To bring your need and passion higher
In channeled Ch'i and raging fire.

Desert lion with flowing main
Sun drops coursing through your veins
Devour me with teeth and tongue
As roars of passion grace your song
O wingéd with feral eyes
Immerse yourself in the Southern sky
And float along in darkest night
To bathe the wasteland in your light.

© Tracy Angelina Evans
12 August 2001