Sample Poems

A Leopard's Good-Bye

I've seen that look once before
On a leopard at the bait
His lips were curled in a sneer
And his eyes were filled with hate

He knew that the game was up
And maybe he would die
But he'd go out in style
With a leopard's good-bye

200 pounds of spotted hell
Leaped into the hide
Clawing air with razor blades
And a mouth snapping wide

To each of us he gave a gift
A reminder of that night
Scars clawed in our skin
And punctures from a bite

He wasn't there very long
Maybe a second or two
Just long enough to dice us up
And have a little chew

We covered up as best we could
And raked him with a shot
But when it was all said and done
He gave more than he got

I never saw that cat again
Only in my dreams
He leaps into my mind each night
And then I hear the screams