Denis Martindale Poems

If you begin your every day
With prayers to God on high,
The chances are that come what may,
You'll ask less questions why...
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I went to sleep, at peace until
The potty poem came,
He woke me up and that's no thrill,
By shouting out my name...
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It's God who made the Universe
In which we dwell today,
It's God who made the sun, moon, stars,
Within the Milky Way...
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The neglected dog looks such a sight! His coat is full of fleas!
Yet once he filled you with delight! He really loved to please!
The neglected dog has tapeworms, too! They're ghastly to behold!
Yet once this dog showed love for you! He once was good as gold!
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The lynx cub smirked just like a cat
That once I used to own,
With turned up smile it calmly sat
Content to pause alone...
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Stored in the future, not yet born,
Are poems still to write,
To grant hope to the hearts forlorn
That seek some new insight.
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Two tiger cubs fought tooth and nail
Regardless of the cost,
Each chewing on the other's tail
Such that both tigers lost!
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On the first reading, I realised
I wasn't actually, truthfully
Savouring the phrases.

I tried a second time,
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He bought the 12-pack, took it home,
No patience, straight away...
Chicken and mushroom, added foam,
With sweetcorn, too, hooray...
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Two tigers took their ease at last,
Companions to a fault,
Yet now the hunt and feast had past
They called things to a halt...
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