A
young jackal whose coat
shone gold, glistened in the plain
evening
embers
raises
his canine
nose in the air
just
as the lion catches wind scent
kit for
cat
and
both beatific beasts,
noble in their respective
domains
deferential of each others persona
pride
and posse appropriated
or
clash
wearing
naked constraint
acknowledged by the other, unseen
for
each aristocratic hair,
stranded
adapted
and august all ways.
In
the crevices that morph
the middle meets them
converging
with coats and charms
a
prey of allegiance.
In
times of treason
the
mice sail the ship
while
the jackal giggles
and
the lion sleeps
shudderlessly.
Composed 9/19/15.
Image By Thomas A. Hermann, NBII [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Side-striped Jackal.
