The Spring Is a Cat

[osprey_archer]

I went to Bloomington for the last couple of days, and as a present one of my friends gave me a book of poems about cats. This one enchanted me:

The Spring Is a Cat
by Jang-Hi Lee
translated Chang-Soo Koh

On a cat's fur soft as pollen,
The mild Spring's fragrance lingers.

In a cat's eyes round as golden bells,
The mad Spring's flame glows.

On a cat's gently closed lips,
The soft Spring's drowsiness lies.

On a cat's sharp whiskers,
The green Spring's life dances.

Comments

[asakiyume]

That is gorgeous. I love eyes round as golden bells.

[osprey_archer]

It was fur as "soft as pollen" that pulled me in. Somehow (although this isn't quite the image the poem was going for) it gave me the vision of pollen resting lightly on the tips of a long-haired cat's soft fur.

[asakiyume]

Yes! Like the cat is glowing with pollen

[osprey_archer]

Yes, exactly! I was trying to think how to describe that but I kept getting "frosted," which is just a little too cold. Glowing with pollen - perfect.

[littlerhymes]

Oh wow, I love it!

[osprey_archer]

Sometimes a poem just demands to be shared.

[katherine]

Pretty! Thank you for sharing it.

[osprey_archer]

Glad you liked it!