The Tiger Evades the Mantis
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invested in strength
agility and balance
the tiger’s tail
eludes the mantis’ grip
there are no knuckles or sinew
for the insect to grapple
to maintain perch
there is no holding on
the tiger’s paw
velvet to the touch from above
from below offers only savagery
little things
maintain a distance
the tiger remains noble, fierce
in love with the cicada’s fiddling
but aloof to a greater intimacy
with the song’s composer
the mantis consumes the cicada
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Although the comparison between a tiger and a mantis seems absurd, it is believed that there is much Chinese wisdom in this poetic contraption that you bring us today, dear Pryde. The mantis is the natural enemy of the cicada, which falls in love with its song for the tiger ... But what about that? The food chain makes a great leap between the tiger and the mantis, however, according to the approach of the title "The tiger evades the mantis" Why?
They are simply not natural enemies:
With only shaking the tail, the tiger gets rid of the grip of the mantis and does not maintain a close relationship with the cicada, although he likes how his "violin" sounds. Then, taken to the sayings of my land, the moral would result in something like "the eagle does not hunt flies". Quite simply, there should be no interest in creating wars, where they have no place.
Good allegorical poetic composition, friend Pryde! Well done!
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I like your interpretation very much, Zeleira. In kung fu, tiger and praying mantis are both schools of study, sometimes seen as competing. Kung fu does offer some context to the understanding of the poem and extrapolation to the human psyche, the meaning:)
I am currently studying preying mantis kung fu and karate which is most closely linked to the tiger. Of course, the mantis cannot harm the tiger but perhaps it is looking for companionship with the mighty and lonesome tiger. They share much in common ... minus the fur coat:):):)They tiger is unlikely to allow it:)
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will fear
evade the tiger
before it
gets bitten?
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Does fear feel fear? Fear evades love and compassion and not tigers. Thank you, Bacus:)
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Think of fear being separate entity, with movements and feelings on its own ;) .
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The tiger and the mantis are fabulous predatory animals, for this reason humans seek to imitate their fighting techniques.
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