he was like Rilke’s panther
but angrier
why do they stare at me like that
a captive
for the pleasure of others
i am just an object of curiosity
he was like Rilke’s panther
but angrier
why do they stare at me like that
a captive
for the pleasure of others
i am just an object of curiosity
Specks and Fragments 
Awesome sculpture. Now I’m really curious. I love Rilke. What’s Rilke’s panther?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Panther_(poem)
(Not related to Schroedinger’s Katze (i. e. cat).)
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yes, one of the first poems to make me take a second look at that strange thing they called “poetry”. 🙂
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Oh! That’s such a sad poem… I’m going to use that for Friday Favorites next week. Thank you so much for the link. I’ve read Rilke’s Book of Hours, but I’ve never seen other examples of his poetry.
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always glad to pass Rilke forward.
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Brilliantly written, and…that , imo, is how a zoo should be populated !!
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with the added benefit of some local artists getting employed full time as the keepers. 🙂
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This is direct and clear and emotional. Just great.
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thanks…sometimes it is hard to discern whether i drained the emotions out of it by trying to use a fragmented structure.
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To the contrary.
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Yes, definitely.
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There is something disturbingly alienating in your poem which clearly leads to such a powerful effect!,
Nice one. Sending best wishes. Aquileana 😉
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alienation…that’s a splendid word…to be alienation, to have the sense of being alienated is to feel shunned, thrown to the periphery…
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Reminds me of how I felt as a kid at family gatherings. On display.
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funny…life at the kiddie’s table. 🙂
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At the time, it felt funny-peculiar, not funny-haha.
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