Crazy Trinity

CRAZY TRINITY



Walking through the woods yesterday,
I came upon three creatures odd,
One a tiger, one a goat,
One a farmer, he was poorly shod;

All were sitting by a pond
Looking at one another,
The tiger, he wasn't growling,
And the goat did never shudder.

I gazed at them, surprised
To see such a strange trinity,
The farmer, he did approach me,
And smiling, he said with brevity:

'I trained the goat to be brave and calm
Before all creatures wild,
And so it stands before this beast,
As innocent as a child;

'The tiger, I brought him young,
When all it had was milk -
And as he grew to a size this big,
Scared were animals of each and every ilk.

'The goat, it does face the Tiger
With complete non-chalance,
And so will I, their master and lord,
I'll maintain emotional balance;

'Our unlike natures will let us see
The glaring differences between us -
And yet we'll live together,
For comparisons are odious.'

I came away considerably puzzled,
But also fascinated,
This trio was so unlikely
And yet it so amalgamated!

I bade them all goodbye,
And went on on my way,
While the threesome stood and watched,
The lord, the predator and its prey.


© Dr. Taher Kagalwala

Written for Round 9 of

SLAM!  (18+) Spring 2006 SLAM! - Congrats to the winners - see you all next time! #554585 by Cappucine

Prompt was:Unlikely Relationships.