Ntwadumela - "he who greets with fire"

[damaso]

A foolish heart
Returns,
The toothless lion,
Colonized by regret.

But he has found his bite again.
The strength
Of his jaws,
Gathers slowly—
A twinge of fear; before the first test
Of his roar.

Now he is hungry, and the King
Will take back
His prides.

[dwells]

Prides as the plural form suggests - methinks the king might be a tad greedy? Meanwhile the young lions all play video games. Cheers Damaso - this was a great metaphor for the status quo, and something lost - Dan

[Michaelwg3]

Hunger is a great stimulus for action or poetry. Meat satisfies one type of hunger, only words work for the other. Hunt on!

[A.k.ChaosDream]

i liked this 'return to grace' [imho] motif work you presented for us. also digging the lion personification ...
the teeth ref is especially striking to me....as i had problems with em all my life ...and still have...so i can really get that
great to read you, D, best to you,
Alex