#21 Tigress

Beast are you sleeping?  
I gaze upon your beauty-gently entwining my body with yours  
Wrapping your limbs in mine  
Feeling the softness of your fur  
Hearing your soft, slow, rhythmic snores
In your throat the deep rumble of your purrs  
Beast are you sleeping?  
I gaze into your face as your ears and whiskers twitch -I try to imagine your dreamscape with the colors both vibrant and rich  
Do you run through the tall grass wild and free?
Or do you leap high into the air off of a narrow precipice  
Splashing down into a crystal clear blue lagoon fathoms deep?
Yes my beast-weary from the hunt-exhausted from chasing-drained from raging-sleep  
And dream of whatever slumbering beasts dream  
Until the time you are called upon again  
Sleep your sweet, peaceful slumber
While I stare at you in awe
Eyes misty ogling you with childlike wonder