Secret Admirer Poem by Denis Martindale

The tiger saw the tigress there,
She faced the other way,
For him, true love was in the air,
For her, no need to stay...
So unrequited love lived on
Within his lonely heart,
Purr-haps until the time she'd gone,
Unknowing from the start...

What should he do? He paused to ask,
Was this the time or not?
To watch her in the sun to bask
While he stayed on the spot?
Admiring yet gaining nought?
Rush in where angels dread?
Thus in a quandery he was caught,
Each thought stuck in his head...

Was he made timid by his love?
Discretion was the key,
Yet somehow this seemed not enough,
If love was meant to be...
So he approached, her heart to win,
Just like she had won his,
What happened next sure made him grin...
'Cos it was purr-fect bliss!


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2013.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Secret Admirer'.