Jaguar And The Hunt

What came first, the Thought or the Word?

Heart came first,

and the force of Its burning was pumped

out into the world

which returned that force

ten thousand fold,

penetrating the forests of our nerves —

heady jungles —

hearts marched through those forests,

jaguars of force,

gathering images,

gathering strength,

becoming form,

until the crown of Mind sprang forth

and uttered

a Word

from absolute necessity

to describe

the ineffable ecstasy

of the meeting between Hunger

and its cultivation by the Hunt.

c. 1997 Teresa Hawkes