Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz… - Adrienne Rich

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Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

Adrienne Rich

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Adrienne Rich (16 May 1929 - 27 March 2012) was an American feminist, poet, teacher, and writer.

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Alternative Names: Adrienne Cecile Rich • Adrienne Cécile Rich • Adrienne Riche • Adrienne C. Rich • Edrijen Rič

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