The lonesome leopard rose from sleep
And yawned away his dreams,
Because life's vigil he must keep,
From peace to wild extremes...
But now, he lounged upon a rock,
Tail swishing up and down,
With solitude the way to block
His every worldly frown...
So taking in the sun he stayed,
At first, content to rest,
Pretending that he had it made,
That he was somehow blessed...
But kinda lonesome just the same,
His childhood long since gone,
No more with cubs to play a game,
Alone to carry on...
He sighed at how life seemed forlorn,
Forced solitude or what?
A part of him faced it with scorn,
The rest of him did not...
The choice was his, the future here
Or try to find a mate?
He chose the latter without fear...
Who knows? It could be great!
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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Monday, 27 January 2014
SOLITUDE?
AFRICAN QUEEN!
The lofty-looking lioness
Was quite a sight to see,
With feline posture and prowess
She strode with certainty...
She knew the lions looked her way,
For she was mighty fine,
In fact, she really made their day,
They thought she looked divine...
With such an audience as these,
She grinned from ear-to-ear,
You see, young males weren't hard to please,
Whenever she drew near...
A tail swish here, a tail swish there,
A kind look now and then,
So that she looked beyond compare,
That's right, ten out of ten...
She'd learnt a lot from Mum, no doubt,
That sideways glance worked well,
As did that royal walkabout,
That always cast her spell...
Decorum was of course maintained,
But subtle hints were shown,
That's why no lion's yet complained,
For she deserves her throne...
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'African Queen'.
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SILENT APPROACH...
In daylight, like all leopards seen,
This leopard's lost control,
No longer confident and keen
As he was on the whole...
But when a subtle shadow's close,
This leopard merges in,
His mystery then grows and grows,
With much more chance to win...
He's not just playing hide-and-seek,
To him, it's not a game,
He's not some cheetah, fast and sleek,
He needs time taking aim...
If not for silent stealth and guile,
He'd take too long to feed
And so he waits with patient smile,
Determined to succeed...
That's why he's such a blatant beast,
No mercy to forgive,
He's tried his best to say the least,
His cunning's helped him live...
No bow and arrow at his side,
No lance or spear to use,
No conscience serving him as guide,
Just one path he must choose...
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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AFRICAN BEAUTY!
What beauty radiates from her,
That cheetah, eyes aglow,
With dainty, dappled spots on fur,
Like footprints, toe-by-toe...
Steadfast, alert, with regal stare,
Her senses all combined,
So that she's primed and so aware
And utterly refined...
And yet there's more besides than these
That set her quite apart,
Beyond the charms that quickly please
All creatures young at heart...
Consider how she twists and turns
When hunting for her prey,
Increasing skills she's learnt and learns
With every passing day...
What beauty, too, when cubs are raised,
As mother to them all,
Her gently ways so highly praised,
Her wisdom to install...
That cheetah's not just any cat,
She's debonair and sleek,
In fact, she's so much more than that,
She's truly quite unique!
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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SKYJAGUAR!
Rainforests come, rainforests go,
If some still have their way,
Yet if replaced, then more would grow,
Forever and a day...
That's why a noble hope persists,
Tomorrow's trees to plant
And each donation thus enlists
Its help when others can't...
Just think of England without trees,
In fifteen years from now,
Such waits the future overseas
If folly would allow...
Yet wisdom strives and wisdom saves,
Both Man and beast live on,
A rescued future path it paves,
Else all best hopes are gone...
So spare a thought, donations, too,
Conserve what could be lost,
Before there's nothing we can do,
Too late to count the cost...
The TV adverts help explain,
Rainforests have their worth,
Because there's so much Man can gain,
Let's rescue Planet Earth!
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the WWF and Sky Digital
charity to save the Rainforest and 1 billion trees.
As explained in their skyjaguar tv adverts about this.
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PROUD FATHER!
The lion and his cub were close,
The father with his son,
Yet for what future, Heaven knows,
The things that would be done...
For now, the cub had much to learn,
The months would turn to years,
Perhaps his legend yet to earn,
If courage conquered fears...
The cub was innocent, of course,
Knew nothing much at all,
Was ignorant of Nature's Laws
And duties yet to call...
So he played catch and snatch the tail
And chewed cubs' ears as well,
As if he were the alpha male
With stories he could tell...
Proud fathers know what young ones think
And let them fool around,
Like their own fathers used to blink
At every sight and sound...
Too soon such childhood pranks must fade,
The years will take these, too,
Till junior stands unafraid,
So strong he frightens YOU!
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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THE KING!
To some, he's just a lion there
Among the pride he owns
And yet he looks beyond compare,
Like kings upon their thrones...
He rules by strength, maintains by might,
Controls what seems the best
And called upon to stand and fight,
Still proves he beats the rest...
That kind of courage says it all,
Except for scars, of course,
So pardon him if he stands tall,
His legend to enforce...
And pardon him if he decides
The one who's first to eat,
For he's the one who never hides
From those times he competes...
The king's the king, for now, today,
Tomorrow's king, who knows?
But now's it's everything his way
Till losing to his foes...
So pardon me, if I respect
The king who's in his prime,
The alpha male that I suspect
Sighs how kings fall in time...
Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
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