Memphis Zoo: White Tigers 
  
Vanilla Tigers -
bored panting
rustles cinnamon stripes;
tense currents
ripple stretched paws,
claws and fangs 
still practice an ancestor's purpose.

A nameless afternoon  -
food will come later
when the sun gets done
moving shadows
and noisy peripheral objects.
  
  
© Jon Bohrn (2000)

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