Denis Martindale Poems

The leopard lingered in the sun
Almost at close of day,
With all its hours almost done
And fast to ebb away...
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The man who lost his keys
Begged God while on his knees
For sometimes God agrees
And doesn't play the tease
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Two dolphins swam, as dolphins do,
United, side-by-side,
Despite the fact that they could view
The ocean clear and wide...
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Some days I feel,
I feel somethin’s missin’.
Der’s a hole in ma life,
Somethin’ left undun...
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As precious as a snowflake that's born on Christmas Day,
Or icing on the Christmas cake that makes us shout, 'Hoorah! '
As gracious as a waterfall and rainbows up above,
Is she to me, the girl I call the sweetheart that I love...
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The penguins waddled gamely on,
Not one said, 'Boy, we're lost! '
They had the sun to hope upon
And so the ice they crossed!
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When I reflect upon her face,
No matter, day or night.
I sometimes feel my heartbeat race
Expressing my delight.
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The lion lay upon the rock,
His son beside him now...
As if the two were taking stock
Of what God would allow...
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Both part of God's great Paradise,
I saw them gliding by...
God's two beautiful butterflies
Were there upon the sky...
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The teacher prayed to God above for wisdom day-by-day,
For only He had perfect love and insights to relay.
The teacher saw the vision come and looked at it amazed,
For it was meant for all not some, yet not a word was phrased.
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