Atavism

Deep in the jungle vast and dim,

That knew not a white man’s feet,

I smelt the odour of sun-warmed fur,

Musky, savage, and sweet.

Far it was from the huts of men

And the grass where Sambur feed;

I threw a stone at a Kadapu tree

That bled as a man might bleed.

Scent of fur and colour of blood:–

And the long dead instincts rose,

I followed the lure of my season’s mate,–

And flew, bare-fanged, at my foes.

Pale days: and a league of laws

Made by the whims of men.

Would I were back with my furry cubs

In the dusk of a jungle den.

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• As a Beam O’er the Face of the Waters May Glow by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• And Doth Not a Meeting Like This by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• An Incantation by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• An Expostulation to Lord King by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
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• Alone in Crowds to Wander On by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• All In a Family Way by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• After the Battle by Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore
• Which way does the wind blow? by Thomas J Camp by Poetry In English
• Virgule by Thomas Lux by Poetry In English
• Unlike, For Example, The Sound Of A Riptooth Saw by Thomas Lux by Poetry In English
• Torn Shades by Thomas Lux by Poetry In English
• The Road That Runs Beside The River by Thomas Lux by Poetry In English
• The Progress of Poesy by Thomas Gray by Poetry In English
• The Man Into Whose Yard You Should Not Hit Your Ball by Thomas Lux by Poetry In English
• The Inheritance by Thomas J Camp by Poetry In English
• The Holy Mountain of Hope by Thomas Ziemer by Poetry In English
• The Curse Upon Edward by Thomas Gray by Poetry In English
• The Bard by Thomas Gray by Poetry In English
• Sonnet On The Death Of Mr Richard West by Thomas Gray by Poetry In English

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