Ezra Pound

Tame Cat

Tame Cat - meaning Summary

Rested by Beautiful Company

The speaker candidly admits that being among beautiful women soothes and restores him. He insists on the truth of this feeling, even when their talk is trivial or nonsensical. The poem emphasizes emotional rest rather than intellectual exchange. A cryptic sensory image, the "purring of the invisible antennae," suggests a discreet, physical or aesthetic pleasure that both stimulates and comforts, blending honesty, desire, and light amusement.

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It rests me to be among beautiful women Why should one always lie about such matters? I repeat: It rests me to converse with beautiful women Even though we talk nothing but nonsense, The purring of the invisible antennae Is both stimulating and delightful.

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