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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• Early summer rain by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
• Dawn by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
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• Blown from the west by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
• Blow of an ax by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
• Before the white chrysanthemum by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
• A bat flits by Yosa Buson by Yosa Ёса Buson Бусон 与謝蕪村
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