The Lion by Conrad Aiken

The Lion

by Conrad Aiken

The lion is a lordly thing

and rightly of the beasts called King

o yes indeed the King of Beasts

just so it’s not on us he feasts

those golden eyes

how piercing wise

those powerful paws

those cutting claws

and o those mighty jaws

these are enough and more

even without a roar

to give us pause.

Those claws can rip a plank right through

those jaws can chew

a bone in two

he is a fearful sight

by day or night

of might.

But let’s remember too

he has a beauty unsurpassed

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