Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PUMAS, by GEORGE STERLING Poet's Biography First Line: Hushed, cruel, amber-eyed Last Line: Dreams he is otherwise! Subject(s): Pumas | ||||||||
Hushed, cruel, amber-eyed, Before the time of the danger of the day, Or at dusk on the boulder-broken mountainside, The great cats seek their prey. Soft-padded, heavy-limbed, With agate talons chiselled for love or hate, In desolate places wooded or granite-rimmed, The great cats seek their mate. Rippling, as water swerved, To tangled coverts overshadowed and deep, Or secret caves where the canyon's wall is curved, The great cats go for sleep. Seeking the mate or prey, Out of the darkness glow the insatiate eyes; Man, who is made more terrible far than they, Dreams he is otherwise! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLACK VULTURE by GEORGE STERLING THE QUEEN FORGETS by GEORGE STERLING ALDEBARAN AT DUSK by GEORGE STERLING BALLAD OF TWO SEAS by GEORGE STERLING FATHER COYOTE by GEORGE STERLING MOONLIGHT IN THE PINES by GEORGE STERLING NIGHT-SENTRIES by GEORGE STERLING OMNIA EXEUNT IN MYSTERIUM by GEORGE STERLING SPRING IN CARMEL by GEORGE STERLING |
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