Denis Martindale - Riverside Siesta!

The tiger knew the sun was hot,
So to the stream he went,
Because he liked the stream a lot,
Thought it was Heaven-sent...
The trick was just to be alone,
No other tigers there,
As if the stream was his to own,
For tigers hate to share!

And luck was on his side that day,
No others to be seen,
Now was the time lone tigers play,
When none can intervene...
He splashed and splashed and splashed and splashed,
He swam from shore-to-shore,
He picked up speed and quickly dashed,
All pleasures to explore!

And satisfied that all was well,
Began to glide along,
As if now time to rest a spell,
Like nothing could go wrong...
The stream obliged his every need,
The lucky so-and-so,
For he felt blessed, yes, blessed indeed,
Born free to come and go...


Denis Martindale, copyright, October 2013.


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

Denis Martindale

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