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A Tiger at Night

by Shauna Checkley

From the point of view of the cat run.
Sunlight glinting like an angel,
Breeze lilting light as thought,
Dragonfly down, lawn theatre
Of claws, wing, tail and tongue.
Like a ninja reincarnate,
Cat unfolding as sure as haiku,
Gracefully feline, softly certain,
Jade eyes like timepieces.
What epoch do you represent,
Fighting tiger of the sleepy crescent?


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