IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, TOO

My word, white tigers look so fine,
Yet this one looked worn out,
Flat out, as if he must recline,
No more to stroll about...
His eyelids lowered to his nose,
His every breath controlled,
His sense of peace replaced his woes,
Despite now feeling old...

He opened up his eyes again,
Looked at the world once more,
And suddenly, right there and then,
He knew what life was for...
To learn your place, your destiny,
Beyond the times of youth,
To gain a precious clarity,
A foretaste of the truth...

And in the valley, there, below,
Some tiger cubs played on,
In years to come, each one would grow,
Then die when life had gone...
Yet now he smiled, his heart transformed
In this, his interlude,
You see, through them, his heart was warmed,
With hope and strength renewed...


Denis Martindale February 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google-search phrases
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and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...


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slideshows, including some wildlife pictures.

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IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY...

Oh, the white tiger was weary!
His tootsies throbbed and throbbed...
Though white tigers don't get teary,
He almost sighed and sobbed...
He asked, How long will this day last?
He hoped it would end soon,
Because he knew when it was past,
He'd sleep beneath the moon...

The day went on and on and on...
He had to have a rest!
He couldn't wait till it had gone,
Though anger he expressed...
He hadn't learnt to pace himself,
That's why there was no doubt,
He wasn't in the best of health,
He was plum-tuckered out!

His heavy head matched heavy heart,
He yawned, as tigers do,
The doziness began to start,
Eyes closing to the view...
And minutes later, tootsies soothed,
He gladly said, Goodnight...
And thus, for hours, hardly moved,
Contented to sleep tight...


Denis Martindale, copyright, August 2013.


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

The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'It's Been A long Day II'.

More Stephen Gayford poems here:
denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com

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Update: My poem, 'An Ode To Stephen Gayford'
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