Sam Kauffman Poet Personification

Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

Those eyes – piercing amber -
 So like mine
  Smoldering with uncaged curiosity 

I drown in the golden pools
 As I stalk across the floor
  Captured in a tractor beam of curiosity’s wonder.

Who is this little one
  Who stands so bold outside
   The boundaries of my cage yet lives in me?

This little one who stands unflinching
 As I approach
  On padded powerful paws of rolling withers

How I long to gaze
 Into her eyes
  And tell my savannah stories – homeland odyssey

How I long to hear
  Her small voice tell her biography –
   The jungle chronicles and fables of her life

How could you have
 Sun smoldering eyes like mine?
  Child and tiger never conceive the same families.

Little one don’t leave me!
  Don’t depart without sharing
   The feral eye of the tiger!

Little one, your memory possesses me
 Through the amber of our eyes
  My emerging fantasies, epic midnight saga sequels.

6-24-22
Contest: Pet Personification
Sponsor: Constance La France
Choice # 7 – No Pet

My eyes are an amber color like that of a tiger.  When visiting a zoo at ten years old, I stopped by the Bengal tiger display because I love cats of all sizes.  A huge, male tiger lumbered over and looked me directly in the eye as if to say: “Where did you get my eye color and why are you out there instead of being in here with me, cuz!”

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Michael Tor September 2, 2022 at 3:20 AM Congratulations Sam on this exceptional Poem. So happy you received a win for. God bless you and keep on writing my friend.

Constance La France July 21, 2022 at 9:42 AM Sam, wonderful and congratulations on your win in my contest blessings ~ Constance Sam Kauffman July 21, 2022 at 10:55 AM Constance, with your contests you constantly give me the opportunity to stretch my poetic wings into new skies! I am so grateful for your gift and all that you invite all of to aspire to in our writing! Thank you for your placement and your congratulations. They mean a lot! Blessings!

Jim Slaughter July 10, 2022 at 1:02 PM An enjoyable read, Sam, and I love your "zoo" story. Sam Kauffman July 21, 2022 at 10:53 AM Jim, please excuse my delay in answering your delightful message. Sigh! I so appreciate your visit and your feedback! Loved sharing this story. All the best!

Karen Jones July 2, 2022 at 8:23 AM Cool beans to have that tiger gaze at your eyes! Loved this and congrats on your win! Sam Kauffman July 6, 2022 at 9:38 AM Hi Karen! Thank you so much. It is an experience that has stayed with me for many years and is still as fresh in my memory as the day I encountered this magnificent creature Was fun to be able to share this unique experience! I so appreciate you visit and your congratulations! Many thanks!

Christuraj Alex July 1, 2022 at 11:46 AM Beautiful writing. Congratulations! Sam Kauffman July 6, 2022 at 9:35 AM Thank you so much Chris. I will always remember that encounter with this curious tiger! Blessings!! :)

Paula Goldsmith July 1, 2022 at 11:23 AM Congratulations on your win. A "Wonderful" story/write. I Love This. Have a great/blessed day writing away....................... Sam Kauffman July 1, 2022 at 11:27 AM Thank you so much Paula. It was quite a memorable experience even to this day. Blessings! Happy 4th!

John Watt June 29, 2022 at 2:47 PM Sam, you have written beautifully of my favorite animal. Even now I am looking at the amber eyes of the tiger staring at me from my two wall posters and imaging them striking up a conversation with 10 year old you. What an experience that must have been! Am so glad you have conjured up those memories and transformed them in your magic way into such potent poetry. "Smoldering with uncaged curiosity", indeed! Another Fav for my collection, dear friend ~ John Sam Kauffman July 8, 2022 at 9:27 AM Hi John! Well as you can see I am behind in the pitch count AGAIN! Tigers are amazing animals. I experienced the power of this magnificent creation and the curiosity of the house cat all at once. It was a truly amazing moment of connection between wild and tame. I'm so glad you enjoyed this adventure into the wild and, again, am so honored and humbled by your fav! Thank you for that blessing! Sending you many blessings on wings of amber dear friend!

Jennifer Proxenos June 27, 2022 at 10:12 AM What a beautiful write, powerful and meaningful which you clearly conveyed to us the readers with your unbelievable poetic talent. Imagine having those beautiful Amber colored eyes, you must have mesmerized more than a Bengal tiger, my friend! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Sam Kauffman July 1, 2022 at 11:25 AM Hi Jennifer! This is an experience I will never forget. The caged power of this tiger padding across the exhibit to stand mesmerized, hypnotized, by the color of his eyes. I wonder if he had ever seen his own reflection. Thank you dear friend for your lovely message. It is like the hypnotizing effect of the tiger's eyes! Thank you so much for your beautiful message of support and delightful ponderings on the tiger. I am humbly delighted! Blessings on wings of amber glory my friend!

Harry Horsman June 27, 2022 at 1:33 AM Oh, wow, you take the eyes to a whole new level Sam, More than a pussycat i see. Sam Kauffman June 27, 2022 at 9:41 AM Harry, thank you! This was an odyssey of the eyes - a journey I have never forgotten on feline wings! For a couple of minutes there was an understanding between my young self and this magnificent wild thing. Hope you are well! Blessings!

Unseeking Seeker June 25, 2022 at 9:22 AM Beautiful write, Sam, enjoyed! Amber eyes are so radiant! Sam Kauffman June 27, 2022 at 9:38 AM Thank you so much Seeker. In that moment of staring at each other, there was an connection between child and beast, wild and tame - an understanding - that I have never forgotten. It was an odyssey of nature!