Wednesday 30 April 2014

CHARM



The tiger cub was prone to sit,
To squat for all to see,
Perhaps to pause, to rest a bit,
Or just to pose with glee...
Now quite aware how charmed they were
Each time they stopped to stare,
To them, more than a ball of fur,
His destiny to bear...

Perhaps to be the alpha male,
Courageous, brash and bold
And not the tiger cub so frail,
With fluffy stripes of gold...
One day would come, when he would stride,
So sure, so confident
And in his heart a sense of pride
At what his parents meant...

They knew the changing course of time,
The spanning of the years,
The seasons passing so sublime,
The conquering of fears...
The stretching forth, the legacy,
The claiming to be done,
The awesome waiting destiny,
For him, their precious son...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


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DARK ELEGANCE



The big black wolf was strong and tough,
No coward soul was he,
But certainly devoid of love
When hunting carefully...
That was the time when play had past,
When hunger drove him on,
The time his long legs moved so fast,
Before his prey had gone...

No matter, whether day or night,
The big black wolf knew well,
His presence known would cause a fright
And all one's peace dispel...
You see, he had one life to live,
Each meal he had to find,
No angel came to him to give
Some fresh food to be kind...

We each must strive to make ends meet,
Not all choose grass or greens,
That's why life isn't always sweet
When hunger intervenes...
But there's a certain elegance
That predators preserve,
Despite the fact they're not our friends,
To God, they still have worth...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
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SAKER FALCON



When falcons can be trained by Man,
A partnership is born
And if all things then go to plan,
Is that something to scorn?
Suffice to say, that Man and bird
Can find some harmony,
If gentle training has occurred
Instead of cruelty...

Such partnerships are commonplace,
Just like the dog and horse,
Submitting so that each obeys,
With rewards to enforce...
When falcons fly, their minds recall
What every servant knows,
The bond is there, invisible
And yet, each day it grows...

Perhaps they've found some sense of peace,
Companionship and more,
That grants lost freedoms gentle ease,
That memories can't ignore...
I'd rather see a falcon free,
No earthly ties that bind,
Alas, that isn't up to me,
Each man must change his mind...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
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TOGETHERNESS



Orangutans aren't widely known,
Like chimpanzees they roam,
Sometimes in groups, sometimes alone,
No special place as home...
Togetherness can warm the heart,
Grant life some extra grace,
Some joy another can impart,
With just a friendly face...

No wonder, then some creatures meet,
With noises as their words,
With high-pitched sounds, so shrill, so sweet,
Like pleasant singing birds...
Or merely grunts to signify,
Some changing mood or view,
That Man can hardly classify
Beyond a basic clue...

Orangutans aren't sleek and fine,
Like dolphins in the sea
And yet they seem to be benign
And dwell in harmony...
And side-by-side and arm-in-arm,
Togetherness lives on,
Until the day Man causes harm
And lives like these are gone...

Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
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IMPERIAL PRESENCE



The tiger strode upon the earth,
The land he claimed as his,
Such that he had some sense of worth,
Some portion known as bliss...
For every single day he rose,
No rival seemed to call,
He had no friends, he had no foes,
Not one, not one at all...

It's true, his presence could be felt,
As lesser creatures knew,
As if their tiny hearts could melt
When big fears grew and grew...
But love, the greatest gift God gives,
Was nowhere to be found,
Unless a tigress somewhere lives,
To make this sacred ground...

So one day came, when loneliness
Consumed his very soul,
Perhaps the day God meant to bless,
Perhaps to make him whole...
For without her, what use was he?
No offspring, child or heir...
And therein lies God's mystery,
His presence everywhere...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
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LEOPARD CUB



The leopard cub that Man could view
Some distance seen away,
Was just another cub, that's true
And yet this made my day...
My camera zoom could catch the sight
That few were meant to know
And what I saw caused me delight
And more respect to grow...

For I observed such detail there,
Each random black spot seen,
Each whisker floating in the air,
The nostrils in-between...
The fluffy ears, the golden eyes,
The cold dark stare ahead,
It somehow made him look so wise,
As if a thoroughbred...

That tight-lipped mouth I'll not forget,
Its sharp teeth hidden still,
Like claws, its secrets to regret,
For these were meant to kill...
Though now, he wouldn't hurt a fly,
The thought far from his mind,
Some day he'd kill, yes, by and by,
Whatever prey he'd find...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
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blog website links:

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http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-poetry

Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites:

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