King And Queen! Poem by Denis Martindale

The lion and the lioness
Were restful and serene
And savouring how life can bless
Each one as king and queen...
Such that, adorned in glowing gold,
Their love came shining through,
As if their partnership took hold
In all that they would do...

Thus neither needed to display
Their status at that time,
As both embraced life, come what may,
While they were in their prime...
For now, they ruled, that fact was plain,
Though others sought a throne,
The land was theirs, their sole domain,
God's gift for them to own...

Yet God can give and God can take,
Of that, there was no doubt,
They must protect what stood at stake,
With rivals still about...
Yet they, together, set the stage,
How royals should behave,
When not locked up inside a cage,
No longer strong and brave...


Denis Martindale May 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...