The white tiger cub had blue eyes! <br />He looked adorable! <br />The sight of him was some surprise, <br />The day he came to call... <br />He had a swagger in his stride, <br />A special confidence! <br />Just like a lion full of pride, <br />This tiger had few friends! <br />The other tigers envied him! <br />You see, he looked too cute! <br />Filled up with beauty to the brim <br />And his horn first to toot! <br />'Hey, look at me! ' He seemed to say! <br />'Admit it, I look cool! ' <br />That made the tigers walk away... <br />And he felt such a fool! <br />When wisdom slowly filtered through, <br />He quickly changed his style. <br />And stopped the things he used to do... <br />He didn't even smile... <br />Now humbled, he walked all alone... <br />Unloved, unliked, unsure... <br />Nobody even shared a bone... <br />It shook him to the core! <br />One tiger showed him pity, then... <br />His loneliness to end... <br />Humility's the moment when <br />You're thankful for a friend... <br /> <br /> <br />The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br />by Stephen Gayford called 'Adorable'.<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/adorable/
