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The best introduction that I can give to this piece is actually self-contained within it. I can, however, outline a few of the background inspirations, the most important of of which is D. H. Lawrence’s poem: “The Mountain Lion”. One of the best readings of this I have ever heard was done by actor Robert Culp, who starred with Bill Cosby in the old I Spy TV show, and it’s fairly easy to find on YouTube.
The Mountain Lion was (and has always been) one of those pieces, which has spoken very deeply and profoundly to me since the very first time I heard it as a child. It’s one of those ones that I always thought I really, truly understood, but it hasn’t been until I’ve reached that stage of world weariness and tired cynicism that one needs to go through midlife crisis to truly earn that I realised that Lawrence’s piece actually went even deeper still, than I had previously understood. Again, perhaps this particular process within my mind is best illustrated in the piece, itself. The other change I have made between Lawrence’s own material and my own thoughts-inspired-by-the photo is to swap around the gender of the dead mountain lion in question, as the one in the photo is clearly a male, where as Lawrence’s puma was a female.
In addition to Lawrence’s aforementioned work, and the game-hunting photo I found online, and which the piece likewise refers to, I also found myself hearkening back to the biblical quote: Do Seek their Meat From God, which was also the title of a short story by Charles G. D. Roberts that I studied back in High School English.
“The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.” Psalm 104:21 (KJV)
The Mountain Lion was (and has always been) one of those pieces, which has spoken very deeply and profoundly to me since the very first time I heard it as a child. It’s one of those ones that I always thought I really, truly understood, but it hasn’t been until I’ve reached that stage of world weariness and tired cynicism that one needs to go through midlife crisis to truly earn that I realised that Lawrence’s piece actually went even deeper still, than I had previously understood. Again, perhaps this particular process within my mind is best illustrated in the piece, itself. The other change I have made between Lawrence’s own material and my own thoughts-inspired-by-the photo is to swap around the gender of the dead mountain lion in question, as the one in the photo is clearly a male, where as Lawrence’s puma was a female.
In addition to Lawrence’s aforementioned work, and the game-hunting photo I found online, and which the piece likewise refers to, I also found myself hearkening back to the biblical quote: Do Seek their Meat From God, which was also the title of a short story by Charles G. D. Roberts that I studied back in High School English.
“The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.” Psalm 104:21 (KJV)
Category Poetry / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Cougar / Puma
Size 50 x 50px
File Size 5.4 kB
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