TRIPLETS, TOO

The tiny wolf cubs paused and posed,
Like puppies often do,
As if they were something to boast
And yet they had no clue...
They never hunted for their food,
Nor killed the creatures caught,
So there was nought to change their mood
Or taint their every thought...

Their parents knew the tragic cost,
Survival in the wild,
The lives they found and lives then lost,
How else to feed each child?
The only doubts were where and when,
No point in asking why,
So parents hunted now and then,
So cubs would live not die...

But Man can't judge what he's done, too,
With chicken, cow and lamb,
Whatever's killed to make a stew,
Or sliced up ham or spam...
When time to snack, or dine, or feast,
Survivors lack remorse,
With scarce the pity for the beast
That once was their first course...


Denis Martindale December 2016.


A poem based on a magnificent Stephen Gayford
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TRIPLETS

Depending on your point of view,
If you think they're first rate,
We know what lion cubs can do,
But triplets can be great!
Yes, lion cubs are little tykes!
Three rascals can be fun...
With each cub doing as he likes,
Till he sleeps in the sun...

They're nodding off... plum tuckered out...
Yet they don't want to snooze!
They'd rather pounce and jump about,
With cunning, cruise and bruise...
They'd rather scratch and bite and roar,
Cause chaos for a while...
Than simply, merely, humbly snore...
And lose all sense of style.

The other cubs aren't tired yet,
They slowly bide their time...
For some revenge they'll swiftly get
And won't that feel sublime?
The triplets haven't got a prayer!
They've got to go to sleep!
The other cubs are well aware...
As they, their vigil, keep!

Denis Martindale, copyright, November 2010.

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

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