Mountain Lion on the Hunt

Padding softly through the gently waving grasses,
the enticing sent sends
a thrill of excitement through my veins.

Quickly I reign in,
my overpowering instinct to give immediate chase.

The sun warms my chilled golden fur coat.
My muscles coil as I prepare.
Unaware they graze growing closer to where I lay.

I can taste the tangy warmth
as I spring forward sprinting with every ounce of energy.

The focus of my eyes never leaving the throat,
as I leap through the air
and land with a graceful pounce
that topples the fast running deer to the ground.

A fierce roar escapes from me
as I victoriously close my teeth round the neck
bringing warmth trickling into my mouth.

It lays still, its breath gone,
and I am now able to feast.

Fully satisfied I leave the remains
for the annoying birds and pad
stealthily back to the high ground among the rocks,
where the sun will warm me until I hunt again.

Written for the "Animal Mania Writing Contest". June of 2009.
Prompt - 1. A predator after its prey. (Any type of animal is fine for this.)
23 lines of physical text.

The results may never be known.
However, entering the contest did give me a different point of view for writing.

I would like to know who won, eventually.