A gibbous moon br Of tired ochre br Leered from diagonal br Above the horizon, br One eyed cat br Out for vengeance br Harbinger of doom br War weary pariah, br Fire, fire coolly dimming br Spirit over landscape br Torn from Earth br Quickening the haemorrhage, br Above forest ghosts br Bleached as bones br Into history cast br Prey unto asymmetry, br Stalk the land br On silent paws br In Sun’s rays br Conceal thy fury, br You will kill br We will destroy br But create anew br Our lesser Earth, br Rich and diverse br In celebrating lunar br Cherishing our mythology; br Year of the Tiger.