My first attempt at a Lento

I thought I would try writing a Lento after seeing one on ladyleemanila’s blog recently. A Lento has two quatrains with a fixed rhyme scheme of abcb defe, in which the first words of each line rhyme!

Tigress

Bursting orange through the trees

Stalking the sun-dappled track

Baring teeth as sharp as knives

Wearing stripes of black

Mothering tigress in the clearing

Tumbling with her cubs playfully

Feeding and grooming

Protecting them ferociously

Images found on www.dailymail.co.uk