Two tigers took their ease at last, <br />Companions to a fault, <br />Yet now the hunt and feast had past <br />They called things to a halt... <br />Breathe in, breathe out and not much more <br />But flick a tail or two, <br />The other creatures to ignore, <br />For what was left to do? <br /> <br />At times like these, the sun beats down, <br />Life takes a slower turn <br />And tigers melt away each frown, <br />No lessons left to learn... <br />No fights to fight, just faithful friends, <br />An afternoon's repose, <br />Yes, this is how each tiger spends <br />His time apart from foes... <br /> <br />Two tigers taking in the sun <br />And watching clouds glide by, <br />Birds flying high till one-by-one <br />They've flown across the sky... <br />With trees still standing year-by-year <br />And hills both left and right, <br />Two tigers' hearts were filled with cheer, <br />Their future looking bright... <br /> <br /> <br />Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013. <br /> <br /> <br />The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br />by Stephen Gayford called 'The Companions II'. <br /> <br />More Stephen Gayford poems here: <br />denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-companions-6/
