Rudolf Ernst, Austrian
“People! There’s Another Puddle! For the Millionth Time, Either Lengthen Those Chains or Move the Litter Boxes Closer,” Date Unknown
Oil on panel
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/// Salome, the Princess of Judea,
implemented a far-out idea.
Tigers pacing the floor.
Elephantine decor.
She brought India to Cæsarea.
/// If you suddenly happen to see a
tiger loom, that might cause diarrhea.
But be sanguine because
they’ve no claws in their paws,
and won’t bite you. They’ve got pyorrhea.
/// Sal looked down at her tiger with hate.
She would breed them, but he will not mate,
Now she thrusts out her thumb
for the judgement to come:
Up or Down, and she seals the cat’s fate.
/// Herod Antipas (stepdaddy) pled:
he would give her whatever she said,
if she’d please all the males
by removing her veils.
With her dance, Salome got ahead.
/// Painter Ernst had a style— “Oriental.”
Yet these tigers appear detrimental
to the Biblical theme.
Still to Rudolph they seem
“Eastern.” Where in the East? Incidental.