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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Be still and calm the hurried soul,
Take charge of it and seize control,
Such that the fleeting thoughts are calmed,
That you're defended and forearmed...
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The lonely leopard forced to find
His next meal now and then,
Walked with intent, with single mind,
With one thought yet again...
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Across the TV screen they scrolled,
The questions to the show...
While just one answer could be told,
Still questions were in flow...
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Showing off his noble profile
So everyone could tell,
The wily wild wolf paused to smile
For life was going well...
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This life is more than dreams, I know,
Yet this dream came to me,
For down the streets my feet walked slow
While no-one else could see...
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Amid the pack, a cub was born
And each wolf watched him grow,
From fragile creature so forlorn
Beneath the moonlight glow...
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Before the day my parents met
And love was found within
And their romance was firmly set
So they would not give in,
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It's true that people are like pearls
Each shining in the sun,
To God, they're just like boys and girls
All busy having fun...
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