Precious! Poem by Denis Martindale

Yes, it's good to see the candour
The precious Panda shows,
As he aims to get much grander
Each time his belly grows...
For he's quite prone to pause and chew
The bamboo shoots he finds,
It's then there's not much else to do
And that's why he declines...

While on his back, all belly up,
He's like a Teddy Bear
And though he lacks a plate or cup,
He's comfy, without care...
No Mummy saying, 'Sit up straight! '
No Daddy with a frown,
The Panda squats to celebrate
Those bamboo shoots so brown...

He'll choose to chew and chew and chew,
That's just the way he is,
In fact, that's how he grew and grew
With utmost Panda bliss...
While humans diet day-by-day,
He's never thought it strange
To humbly eat his life away...
That's why he'll never change...


Denis Martindale, copyright, December 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife
painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.