Denis Martindale Poems

White tiger cub, white tiger cub,
I gaze at you with awe,
Yet won't give you a belly rub
Or calmly shake your paw...
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What hopes and dreams dwell in that head
And in that tiger's heart
Beyond the thoughts that quickly sped
Then suddenly depart?
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Oh that my mind could grasp the truth
Of all that Christ must mean,
Beyond the years He was a youth,
Known as the Nazarene...
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My Mum's a Mum in a million,
A saint, yet like no other,
Perhaps she's one in a billion,
God chose to be my Mother!
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The Stranger comes to many souls,
Unbidden, in disguise,
He challenges their present roles,
The thoughts that they think wise...
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I'm glad to be a dolphin, I can wave my fin at you!
I can smile my gracious grin and then blow a kiss or two!
I swim as fast as boats can! That's amazing, don't you think! ?
And yet, don't close your eyes, man, or I'll vanish in a blink!
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There is a gulf 'twixt war and peace
The brave alone must cross...
And there they strive till battles cease
And some will suffer loss...
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Beak kind to birds both near and far,
Both high and low as well...
To me, each bird's a superstar!
In fact, to me, they're swell!
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If you could but cherish God's child,
Revered Saviour within...
You'd see beyond this world so wild,
Perhaps lost souls to win...
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Kisses are cute! Of course, they are! Yet God reigns all supreme!
Tresses of hair! A Rolls-Royce car! Exciting as a dream!
Rainbows leaping across the sky - so close to Heaven's Throne!
God's answers now and by and by? Salvation's truths atone...
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