Florida Panther Poem by Barry Middleton
Florida Panther
the panther scans the swamp
black tipped ears listen
to the hiss of distant traffic
now familiar as a sibilant wind
brushing the palmetto prairie
and rushing through pine flats
to warn of encroaching enemies
south of the Caloosahatchee
females and cubs know peace
to the north the big male
ranges a hundred miles
dodging his natural enemy
the alligator no match for him
unlike the machines of humans
the hunt was good today
he settles in the underbrush
east of town to rest and dream
and sleeping flicks his ears
and purrs as southern winds
carry the sweet perfume
of the Everglades northward
Superb poem, and we see it often on our farmland in Nagpur, india. They are shy yet sharp, swift and agile and they plan their kill meticulously. Thanks for sharing this nice poem...10++++
Does really panthers live in Florida? //Panther is also an ancient hellenic word.the first element 'pan' to mean every and the second ther to mean the beast, so the compound 'panther' =the cattle that hunts every other beast.
The Florida panther is the same species as the American mountain lion or cougar. The Florida branch I believe is a sub-species. And yes we have some. I have only seen one in 43 years in Florida. But they have been spotted by others no more than 10 miles from my home. I did not know of the Greek origin of the word. Now I do. Thanks.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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So good love the poems better then I can even imagine