COOLING OFF TIME...

The tiger wasn't quite as pleased
As when his day began,
The temperature had much increased,
Thus he no longer ran...
The shady brook enticed him near
With promised pleasures soon,
With one intent now crystal clear,
Stay upright and don't swoon...

His noble head was spinning round,
As if within a haze,
But then the brook was sweetly found
And so he took his place...
The water gentle next to fur,
The ripples spreading light,
The outside world became a blur,
As every care took flight...

And so he mellowed 'neath the sun,
Blocked by the spreading trees,
The healing time had just begun,
His tensions to release...
'The lucky so and so!', I thought!
'He beat me going in!'
And what a lesson that has taught...
Sometimes, I just can't win!


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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BIG IVORY!

Some elephants grow big and strong
Big ivory on show,
Because each tusk grows very long,
Curved forward, as you know...
Imagine if you had those, too!
Each kiss you're bound to miss!
Your lips held back, so 'I love you!'
Would hardly lead to bliss!

What was God thinking on that day
When elephants were made?
With two great tusks right in the way
And think how much they weighed!
'Why me?' the big guy must have thought!
'They don't half look a sight!'
Perhaps he stood still, overwrought
And asked God, 'Is this right!?'...

Did he have wrinkles from that time?
Feel sorry for himself?
Or did he stand tall in his prime,
Accepting his good health?
Though Adam could have moaned aloud
And voiced such travesty,
The elephant stood tall and proud
Of his big ivory...


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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ANIMAL KINGDOM

God's animal kingdom on Earth,
Still thrives 'most everywhere!
It spreads itself for all it's worth
On land, or sea or air...
With variations for each kind,
In size and colour, too,
For some advantage yet to find,
So credit where it's due...

Amazing how such creatures live!
From tiny forms they grow,
Sometimes they take, sometimes they give,
In constant to and fro...
From simple cells to giant size,
Some fat and others thin,
Survival means they get first prize,
Some lose and others win...

How long will Man let creatures be
Before he takes their land?
Time's running out, that's plain to see,
For all Man's schemes are grand!
The oceans and the seas aren't safe,
Pollution's here to stay!
The future's looking somewhat grave!
Will Jesus save the day?


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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WINTER WALK...

The tiger woke and saw the snow
And didn't care a jot,
He simply stood as if to go
And walk around a lot...
This was his land, his sole domain,
The snow was but his guest,
Like snowflakes landing on his brain,
Though he groaned unimpressed...

He crunched the snow upon the ground
As he walked back and forth,
First East and West, then turned around
To then walk South and North...
'It's everywhere!' the tiger sighed!
'How long I don't know for!'
You see, for him, there was no guide,
No wisdom, rule or law...

But icicles are prone to melt
And soon the tiger smiled
And suddenly, what joy he felt,
No longer sad or wild...
Once Spring arrived, the ground appeared,
No longer cold and white,
'It's not so bad as first I feared!
The future's looking bright!'


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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CHILD OF THE RAINFOREST

The leopard cub felt mighty good,
It was a brand new day,
As he surveyed the neighbourhood,
Intent on nought but play...
Without a single thought to harm,
Just like a winsome child,
Determined not to cause alarm,
Just acting meek and mild...

The sunshine spread across the plain,
To wake each drowsy soul,
As if to say, 'You've much to gain,
Just get up, take control!'
Yet Man woke, too, with selfish needs,
Beyond what God advised
And Nature dies when Man succeeds,
If life's not highly prized...

The leopard cub could be the last
Of all the leopards there,
For Man was prone to acting fast
Without a single care...
Rainforests come, rainforests go,
Man doesn't give a damn,
For all Man's thoughts are go, go, go,
For every scheme and scam...


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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CAT NAP...

The tiger had a long, long day
And sleepytime was back,
With lonesome dreams that might relay
His hopes when things looked black...
For solitude has novelties
That dissipate with time,
Companionship's thus meant to please
And makes one's life sublime...

And so the tiger let sleep come,
With visions in the night,
That sometimes guide the wearisome,
To overcome their plight...
For loneliness, that's hardly fun,
Its short term blessings fade,
Until one finds that special one,
For whom the heart has prayed...

Submitting to the midnight realm,
One wishes on a star,
To conquer and thus overwhelm
What hinders, near or far...
Who knows what tiger dreams will share,
What future loves are shown?
Or if that tiger's bold to dare...
To act on truths made known?


Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.


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