The lioness was mighty hot,
Determined now to rest,
As if quite rooted to the spot
Where she could most be blessed...
Let others roam their vast domain
And pace both left and right,
For her, there wasn't much to gain
With that hot sun so bright...
So there she was, all golden brown,
With no-one to impress,
Just gently lounging, lying down,
Absorbing happiness...
It's wondrous what the sun can do,
If you've got time to spare,
Beneath a sky that's oh so blue,
To cast off every care...
As long as you can bear the heat,
Turn over now and then,
You'll find your life can be so sweet,
Almost beyond your ken...
The lioness gave no regard
When life was such a breeze,
She joined the poet and the bard
Who contemplate at peace...
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
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The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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Sunday, 10 March 2013
HOT LIONESS
LAYABOUT
The tiger tried a morning run
To build an appetite,
Then laid down gently while the sun
Shone down with all its might...
Somehow the tiger changed his mood,
Content to stay unmoved,
With less regard for wholesome food
In favour to be soothed...
The mighty tiger feared by all
Was no more king but slave,
No need to hunt, no need to brawl,
As if all power to save...
As if to pace himself midday,
At peace twixt sun and earth,
As if he'd found a place to stay
And contemplate his worth...
To some, he was a layabout,
An idler, nothing more,
Yet even kings are known to flout
The least and strongest law...
So who are we to judge him now,
Like critics who discuss?
Let's let him soothe his furrowed brow,
He hurts not one of us!
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
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The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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LONE WOLF
The lone wolf stares with piercing eyes,
Alert to all things close,
His ears aware, so no surprise,
But inner tension grows...
For silence isn't always clear
When predators stalk prey
And snow helps creatures disappear,
No matter, night or day...
The lone wolf paused, as if concerned,
Unable to proceed,
Eyes left, eyes right, till truth was learned
And he felt safe indeed...
Despite his feet both cold and numb,
What facts could he acquire?
His heart was beating like a drum,
Intense as if on fire...
The lone wolf faced such times as these,
As many creatures must,
Who lack the hope and certainties
Communities can trust...
Fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers
And families beyond
With each one who helps the others,
Groups form a lifelong bond...
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
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STARTLED
The leopard cub was startled at
Some noise he overheard,
Unnerved yet cautious not to scat,
Alert and yet not stirred...
To stand and fight or turn and flee?
And yet which path to take?
With only instincts as the key,
What errors could he make?
His mind was now a battlefield,
Decisions swhirling round,
Until more details were revealed,
He firmly kept his ground...
Just one more noise to set him straight
Or spook him left or right
And so he waited on his fate,
To stay still or take flight...
The minutes slipped away real slow,
In silent tedium,
Still not aware of friend or foe
Who might be near to him...
Then all at once a bird flew high,
The cause of such mischief,
The cub then kept a watchful eye,
As he sighed with relief...
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
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BRETHREN WOLVES
Who was the elder of them both,
These brilliant brethren wolves,
United by a solemn oath
Each family approves?
And who now was more dominant
In stature, strength and guile,
Such things are not proved evident
By just a proud profile...
For both found strength in unison,
As sons of alpha males,
As side-by-side joint battles won
Such that each rarely fails...
Prized predators without a doubt,
Feared by both great and small,
As long as wolves are still allowed
To lord it over all...
The lone wolf isn't quite as brave,
His path more solemn still,
His journey closer to the grave
If injured or if ill...
But brothers aren't just company,
They're soulmates to the end,
Soon alpha males for all to see,
On that you can depend...
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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THE COMPANIONS
Two tigers took their ease at last,
Companions to a fault,
Yet now the hunt and feast had past
They called things to a halt...
Breathe in, breathe out and not much more
But flick a tail or two,
The other creatures to ignore,
For what was left to do?
At times like these, the sun beats down,
Life takes a slower turn
And tigers melt away each frown,
No lessons left to learn...
No fights to fight, just faithful friends,
An afternoon's repose,
Yes, this is how each tiger spends
His time apart from foes...
Two tigers taking in the sun
And watching clouds glide by,
Birds flying high till one-by-one
They've flown across the sky...
With trees still standing year-by-year
And hills both left and right,
Two tigers' hearts were filled with cheer,
Their future looking bright...
Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'The Companions II'.
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Saturday, 16 February 2013
ALMOST EXTINCT
Alone upon a snow-decked hill,
The tiger looked around,
Although the air was not quite still,
He hardly heard a sound...
The scenery was all but white,
Beneath a solemn sky,
His eyes were dazzled by the light
Till night must make it fly...
Alone upon the rockface there,
No tigress at his side,
The loneliness was hard to bear,
Despite his stubborn pride...
The hill was his, that much was sure,
His castle yet his jail,
Where he was rich and yet so poor,
Although the alpha male...
Alone, with no thoughts but his own,
His heart as cold as snow,
So what's the use of crown or throne
Or fame and fortune's glow?
If loneliness is of no worth
And detrimental, too,
I'd search each town upon this Earth,
To hear one, 'I LOVE YOU!'
Denis Martindale, copyright, February 2013.
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The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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