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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

If You Love A Tiger



If you love a tiger,

Accept her temper as you do her pleasure--

Learn her body with your own, by night and day the same.



If you adore a tiger,

Though you long to kiss her claws, resist the urge--

Warm her through like afternoon, keep her wet with evening rain.



There is always some witless goatherd--

Feed his poisons to his ugly wife,

Switch his bullets out for bindis.



There are always other tigers out to find her--

Change the seasons to confuse them,

Paint the moon with oil of linseed.



If your dreams are full of tiger,

Be the mangroves for her shelter--

Memorize her yellow eyes, forget the way you came.

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20 comments:

  1. Brian MillerMarch 23, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    heck yeah shay...gotta treat the tiger like the queen she is...because of who she is...god i love a tiger...

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  2. Madeleine Begun KaneMarch 24, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    Ha! That's wonderful.
    Mad Kane

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 24, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    Oh my God, I so love this! Especially "paint the moon with oil of linseed" - how do you THINK of these things??!! I adore "be the mangroves for her shelter" and "memorize her yellow eyes." Beautiful, romantic, it is to sigh. The tiger's claws may be sharp, but dimly.........way far back when only vegetation ruled the earth, I vaguely remember the terror and thrill of being so attracted to the danger.

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  4. LynnMarch 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    "forget the way you came" - chilling and mysterious.

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  5. Hannah StephensonMarch 24, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Pleasure and temper seem linked somehow :).

    Wonderful. I like how you've varied upper and lower case in the body of the poem (your font--it's easier to read now :) ).

    Have a wonderful, pleasure-filled day.

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  6. hedgewitchMarch 24, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Hard avoiding the witless goatherd, unless, of course you have those tiger senses. I feel like I've just read one of those guides to some forgotten back country--"Don't forget to take water. Fill out the form at the ranger station so we know if you don't come back in three days...wear a hat...don't feed the tigers.."

    Danger and beauty, what a powerful attractant it is.

    I especially like the mangroves...

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  7. DarylMarch 24, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Just dont turn your back .. or pull her tail

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  8. RavenMarch 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Do you ever tire of me telling you how amazing you are? Another delightful poem. I love 'Warm her through like afternoon, keep her wet with evening rain.'

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  9. Maude LynnMarch 24, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    This is hypnotic!

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  10. UnknownMarch 24, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I love the new blog do...(like hair do) it's great and this poem is amazing!!!

    It sits with you...

    Thank you!
    Love you

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  11. CloudiaMarch 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    gosh! some amazing words, lines, images, Shay...




    Aloha to you
    from Waikiki!


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  12. PearlMarch 24, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Wow. That was really lovely!

    Pearl

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  13. macMarch 25, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Who could not love a tiger?

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  14. moondustwriterMarch 25, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Ooo that mysterious tiger
    Illusive

    Nice Shay

    Moonie hugs

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  15. Ami MattisonMarch 25, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    I've loved a few tigers myself. And my bitten and clawed heart tells me to be a lot more careful in the future. A fine poem!

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  16. TALONMarch 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Sadly, so many fall for a tiger, but secretly hope they can turn them into a kitten.

    Loved this, Shay. Chock full of wisdom.

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  17. LolamouseMarch 25, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Still giggling over the witless goatherd! Here kitty, kitty...

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  18. Joanna JenkinsMarch 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Ahh, "forget the way you came..."
    That's perfect.
    xo jj

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  19. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I'm pretty sure I do love a tiger.

    Have a great weekend.

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  20. Kelly March 29, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    IF! IF! You love a tiger, you mean WHEN! You do! Love this :-) *reappears from behind the mangroves*

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