Among sal and teak wood where ancient whispers cling
Moves Vanraj – the Royal Bengal Tiger, the majestic king
A sovereign flame deep in forest, the big cat walks alone
Amber fire upon its coat and midnight stripes full-grown.
Though tiger’s origin is not exclusively Sunderbans delta
The mangrove forests present unique and special habitat
An avid swimmer where tangled woods breathe and sigh
It treads through mangrove maze where marshy lands lie.
Striped body’s sinewed grace & might in silent rhythms glide
Awesome shadows bend in reverence as jungle paths divide
Canines’ gleam like tempered blades, patience cold and still
A whisper wrapped in velvet paws but sharpened by its will.
The night unveils kingdom’s spread, sixfold the human sight
It reads the unlit like scripture old and asserts it as own right.
Image (c) Jaipal Singh
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