SUMMARY

The speaker confronts a tiger directly, envisioning its brilliant bursts of colour in the dark jungle at night. The speaker wonders who or what eternal creature could have produced the tiger's terrifying beauty. The speaker wonders where the tiger's flaming eyes came from in the far-off depths or heavens. Did the tiger's creator have wings, and who would dare to construct the tiger with their hand? The speaker imagines the amount of work and talent required to create the tiger, and wonders who would be capable of constructing the tiger's powerful physique. Whose hands and feet were it that caused the tiger's heart to begin to beat? The speaker speculates about the instruments used by the tiger's maker, thinking that the tiger's brain was forged in a forge. What terrible creature would have the audacity to create the tiger
The speaker speaks of a period when the stars laid down their swords and poured their sorrows down on the heavens. Did the creator gaze at the tiger and grin at his success at this moment, thinks the speaker? Was the tiger created by the same being that created the lamb?
The speaker returns his gaze to the tiger, this time pondering not just who could make such a terrifying beast, but also who would dare to do it.
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