Rough And Tumble! Poem by Denis Martindale

Two lion cubs were at it still!
They fought, both furious!
Each savouring the naughty thrill
To be victorious!
And so they bit each other's tail,
Then chewed each other's ears,
Yet who would be the alpha male
That conquered all his fears?

They stared into each other's eyes,
Some weakness to exploit,
To cut the other down to size,
To leave him so annoyed!
Yet neither showed that he would yield,
That's why the fight went on,
One winner yet to be revealed,
The other's strength all gone!

Two lion cubs, just Nature's pawns,
Her playthings, nothing more,
Just like two bulls now clashing horns,
Their valour to explore...
The upper hand is what Man seeks,
No matter what the cost,
Yet ask the Persians, Romans, Greeks,
How much they've really lost...



Denis Martindale, copyright, August 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
Stephen Gayford, nb Google search gayfordgallery.

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