I saw a Tiger's golden flank,
I saw what food he ate,
By a desert spring he drank;
The Tiger's name was Hate.
Then I saw a placid Lamb
Lying fast asleep;
Like a river from its dam
Flashed the Tiger's leap.
I saw a lion tawny-red,
Terrible and brave;
The Tiger's leap overhead
Broke like a wave.
In sand below or sun above
He faded like a flame.
The Lamb said, "I am Love;
Lion, tell your name."
The Lion's voice thundering
Shook his vaulted breast,
"I am Love. By this spring,
Brother, let us rest."
The Lion And The Lamb
Elinor Morton Wylie
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Poem topics: brave, brother, food, hate, red, river, sun, voice, fast, flame, terrible, golden, desert, spring, love, tiger, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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