WADING IN, TOO...

The tiger sweltered in the sun
And wandered to the stream,
Then, finally, that battle done,
He stood there in a dream...
To wade in now, or wait a while?
To wade in now, or not?
He waded in, with such a smile,
Because it was so hot!

Then came the shivers, waters high,
That sudden cooling chill,
Adjusting to it by and by,
As if a short-lived thrill...
Then mellowing to all it gave,
The mud beneath his feet,
With time enough to gently bathe,
Sensations, oh, so sweet...

The tiger humbled, yet at rest,
His whiskers drooping wet,
Yet memories of feeling blessed,
The likes he'd not forget...
Perhaps it's only humans who
Praise God for such repose,
Or could it be, that big cats do?
Alas, God only knows...


Denis Martindale December 2016.


Poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google-search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...


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WADING IN

The tiger knew that it was time
To wash away his woes,
To gently soften all the grime
That stuck between his toes!
That's why the stream seemed so supreme,
His perfect Shangri-La...
Now wading in, as in a dream,
As if into a spa...
The world felt distant, far away,
The water felt so good...
His problems melted, kept at bay,
Beyond this neighbourhood...
No other tigers shared his pool,
How could he come to harm?
And so he let his body cool
Amid the tranquil calm...
Of course he knew it wouldn't last!
He savoured it for now...
And luckily an hour passed,
That's all God would allow...
So up he got, as if reborn,
Blessed, baptised and renewed...
No more the feline so forlorn,
But full of gratitude...

Denis Martindale, copyright, May 2010.

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

The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Wading In II'.
Shared on http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wading-in/
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The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:
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Update: My poem, 'An Ode To Stephen Gayford' is featured in
the website's News Section!
http://www.gayfordgallery.com/news.htm
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The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here:
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