The Calling Card
Communicating with one another in absentia, a Jaguar sniffs a brushy area where a member of its race recently sprayed.
Along a path a feline went
and as it passed, it left a scent
for others of its kind to find,
a message that seemed quite sublime.
Did the 'calling card' give hint
of the author's veiled intent?
Was it a trespasser's claim
to the jungle's dark domain?
Or a lusty lady's tempt--
a Jezebel's seductive scent?
~ Poem and Jaguar capture, The Calling Card © Jerry L. Ferrara, from the wilds of Brazil’s Mato Grosso.