Blue Tiger

dreamlike blue tiger
casts shadow onto grey sand –
marengo color

Inspired by "Blue Tigers" (“Tigres azules”) story by Jorge Luis Borges.

12.07.2019
Haiku-Hue Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kim Rodrigues
Syllables Per Line:	5 7 5
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Rodrigues Avatar
August 2, 2019 at 10:23 AM
Wow! Interesting!
Poetry Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 6:32 PM
Great Jorge Luis Borges, well penned my friend... sakute alkas
Ravidas Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 6:56 PM
Thanks, Alkas. Glad to see you)
Neumann Avatar
July 15, 2019 at 4:07 AM
Nice one. Kind wishes, Kai
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July 19, 2019 at 6:53 PM
Thanks, Kai)
Lamoureux Avatar
July 14, 2019 at 7:50 AM
I am partial to blue. I enjoyed this piece. It is good to venture on the wild side.
Ravidas Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 6:56 PM
We're all blue before Buddha's lotus feet)
Dietrich Avatar
July 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM
very nice, Kurt. WAs Borges a Latino writer? I studied Spanish Lit many years ago and the name sounds so familiar to me.
Ravidas Avatar
July 13, 2019 at 5:51 AM
Argentinean. "The Library of Babel", "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" etc.
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