MEERKAT SUNRISE

The older meerkat led the way,
The young ones followed close,
To see the dawn of one more day
And yonder light that glows...
That great-eyed god without a name,
That circle in the sky,
That sent out heat, yet without flame,
That glides so slowly by...

The older meerkat stood up straight,
The young ones copied, too,
In awe, as each was forced to wait,
As light from darkness grew...
And there it was, the sunrise shown,
As if like burning gold,
As if to say, 'You're not alone!
Live life and live it bold!'

It wasn't just another dawn,
They had a friend above,
Of each new danger to forewarn,
By sharing light and love...
They knew not God like humans can,
Yet they walked in His light,
The faithful trust God has a plan
For all things in His sight...


Denis Martindale February 2017.


Based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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DREAMY...

The lioness was near to sleep,
Eyelids felt heavy now,
It looked quite hard for her to keep
Herself awake somehow...
She breathed a little deeper then,
Her chin laid on her paws,
That was, of course, the signal when
Sleep closes all life's doors...

Her dreamy state began so fast,
She didn't have a clue,
From here to there, her thoughts had passed,
With nothing she could do...
I smiled to see her slip away,
I envied her that peace,
Because it was so hot that day,
Who knew when it would cease?

The others left her all alone,
Their time would come as well,
When eyelids weigh as much as stone,
When twilight casts its spell...
But as for me, I stayed awake,
My eyes were open wide,
For I was having my lunch break...
With coffee at my side...


Denis Martindale February 2017.


Based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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during a Stephen Gayford Art Evening show.
 
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INTENSE!

There comes that hour leopards search,
When food weighs on their minds,
When every leopard feels that urge
Till promptly food he finds...
Unless, of course, luck hides away,
Like creatures often do,
For what would want to be the prey
When life's worth living, too?

And so, this leopard prowled around,
As softly as he could,
Perchance for something to be found
Within the neighbourhood...
With soft-laid steps, with intense thought,
While breezes carried scents,
Content if something could be caught,
No chance that he repents...

The age-old story played each scene,
The scenes he'd played before,
With no-one there to intervene,
Or even up the score...
That's why he feasted and lived on
And stole one life that time,
That precious life, forever gone,
That could have proved sublime...


Denis Martindale February 2017.


Based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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GUY

Guy the Gorilla was famous,
He lived at London Zoo,
Yet perhaps that fact should shame us,
To put his life on view...
To lock him up, to make him stay,
To let the public stare,
But that, I guess, is just Man's way,
For convicts in his care...

Guy the Gorilla stayed enclosed,
To walk from left to right,
While humans looked on, quite engrossed,
At such a wondrous sight...
Yet who of these would take his place?
Exchange their lives for his?
They merely stared at Guy's old face
And not much more than this...

Yet in those eyes there seemed a soul,
That looked right back as well,
Beyond the playing of a role,
No words his mouth could tell...
I'm glad I never joined that crowd
Of strangers passing by...
Because I'd never have allowed
What humans did to Guy...


Denis Martindale January 2017.


Poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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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.


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RESCUE THE RAINFORESTS!

Redeem yourselves, Mankind, I say!
Escape the loss of land,
So that you save what's left to stay,
Check what the Lord has planned...
Undo the damage borne of greed,
Express more than your grief,
The choices show you must succeed,
Heal now, don't play the thief...
Each evil's stained your hearts too long,
Reflect and then repent,
Act now, while you can right the wrong,
If death you can prevent...
No tears can wipe away what's done,
For truly, lives were lost,
Outweighing all the profits won,
Repent and count the cost...
Each forest that God ever made
Serves Him who rules above,
Take time to change things when you've prayed,
Somehow to prove your love...


Denis Martindale February 2017.


An acrostic poem based on the magnificent
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