Two dolphins swam, as dolphins do,
United, side-by-side,
Despite the fact that they could view
The ocean clear and wide...
Togetherness, just as you please,
Serenity within...
That's why they swam in perfect peace,
For now, no race to win...
This was their time, in aqua light,
So tranquil, full of calm,
Engulfed in fathomless insight,
As if it were their balm...
Alone, yet not afraid to be,
Alone, yet gliding on,
Alone, yet graceful, fancy-free,
As if all cares had gone...
To simply let the world pass by,
Like dolphins have before,
Serenity some humans try,
Yet there's a fatal flaw...
Why envy dolphins of this Earth
As creatures to admire?
For dolphins have no God to serve,
No Heaven to aspire...
Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2011.
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Serenity'.
More Stephen Gayford poems here:
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ADOPT A DOLPHIN!
see the poem below!
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Update: My poem, 'An Ode To Stephen Gayford'
is featured in the website's News Section!
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ADOPT A DOLPHIN!
In this most precious world we live
Are creatures wild and free
And while most take, we know some give,
To share nobility...
That's why we smile like dolphins do,
When good deeds can be done,
Perhaps just by a chosen few
Who see good works as fun!
We learn that dolphins send out waves
And also hear these sounds,
We likewise learn how each behaves
Beyond their leaps and bounds!
We know that dolphins leap for joy
And Flipper proved that well!
As if the air was just a toy
Where they could fly a spell...
Each dolphin's like a good luck charm
Deserving of respect,
So let's defend them from all harm,
In ways we can protect...
It's great to be a dolphin fan,
You'll find it so worthwhile...
Adopt a dolphin, if you can!
You'll make a dolphin smile!
Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2011.
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it
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