GOLDEN

'That's it! I'm pooped!' the lion said,
'I'm just a cub, that's all!'
And so he laid his heavy head
With no more strength to crawl...
'I've done the lot!' he said with pride,
'I've jumped, I've pounced, I've chewed!'
And having yawned, now bleary-eyed,
He sighed, a worn-out dude...

'I know it's only half-past-three!
But I'm plum-tuckered now!
Did you see my sister chase me?
All I can say is wow!
She's run me ragged all day long,
As if she had it planned!
She bit my tail, that's simply wrong!
She's getting out of hand!'

The lion cub complained again,
'She's safe for now, I know,
But I'll get back at her and then,
I'll teach that so-and-so!'
Then all at once his eyes shut tight,
All golden rules to flout,
In dreams he schemed with all his might,
'I'll sort that missy out!'


Denis Martindale, copyright, August 2012.

My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it

The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Golden'.

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