I know the lioness,
her poundinghearted chase,
her swagger at the kill,
her lolling with her belly full
her soft, fecund hrumphing,
nuzzling, arching.
– Sarah Russell
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Sarah Russell Poetry 
I liked this phrase: “poundinghearted chase” and the “lolling”.
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Thanks, Frank. As a Leo, my alter ego has always been the lioness. Loved going on safari in Kenya and meeting several, especially one guarding her kill.
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I love this lioness… a lovely way to describe it, that softness behind the kill… beware.
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Thanks, Bjorn. She’s capable of both, of course. 🙂
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This is wonderful Sarah, you have captured her spirit and energy here and I especially love ‘her lolling with her belly full – her soft, fecund hrumphing, nuzzling, arching’
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Thanks a lot, Xenia!
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Love the way you made your lioness soft and lithe despite the violence of her kill. 😊
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I watched one for an hour in Kenya once. She was fascinating!
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I bet!
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I so enjoyed this poem. The violent lioness, the soft lioness, the guarding lioness. I truly love the big cats. Your poem does them justice.
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Thanks so much, Toni.
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Beautiful words of admiration, acceptance Sarah. Predator she may be, but to survive, she must be.
Anna :o]
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Thanks, Anna. Yes, it’s not pretty, but predator/prey has its own logic and necessity.
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We tend to forget the females are the real hunters & killers–the males primp and preen, napping, mating, fighting, and demanding their share of the kill.
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Aha! Good point, Glenn! 🙂
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You do have the Leo-cognizance coming out in this brief, telling poem, Sarah.
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Are you one of us, Victoria?
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I know that lioness specially the : her poundinghearted chase ~
Well done Sarah ~
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Thanks a lot, Grace.
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“her soft, fecund hrumphing” So true to the lioness! Tight, succinct and ready to pounce.
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Thanks so much, Charley.
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You are welcome!
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I love the way you made the ferocious animal look soft and simply following her hunger.
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Thanks so much. Deep down, I think following hungers is what we all do, though not as directly as a lioness…
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I can almost smell her animal scent from here. Great capturing of power and strength. I’d loll a bit if I was a lion.
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They really do lolling well. And stretch and even purr in a rumbling kind of way. I love watching them. Thanks for reading, Sarah.
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I know the lioness too: my three year old Leo daughter!
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Just take all those good and bad traits of the Leo to heart. She’ll undoubtedly display them all. We’re a proud lot, but I wouldn’t trade my sign for any other!
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passionate and pulsating. A worthy tribute to the lioness!
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Thanks so much, Frank.
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My pleasure, Sarah!
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Wonderful, Sarah! I’m a Leo and I love all things feline. I especially love the ‘poundinghearted chase’, ‘soft, fecund hrumphing’ and ‘nuzzling, arching’.
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Thanks, Kim. We Leos are kinda special, aren’t we! 🙂
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Both Russells too! 😊
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Twice blessed, aren’t we! I got my tartan plaid in Scotland several years ago. Love wearing it!
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