When four bear cubs were granted space <br />To stroll along one day, <br />There was no sudden sad disgrace <br />Because they chose to play... <br />Thus side-by-side without a brawl, <br />Just like four musketeers, <br />With all-for-one and one-for-all <br />They each shared smiles not fears... <br /> <br />Of course, they'd bonded like bears do, <br />Each knew there was no harm, <br />They faced that morning rendezvous <br />With no trace of alarm... <br />Thus peace was reigning, kingdom-wise, <br />With gentle harmony <br />And surely that's the greatest prize <br />That's ever meant to be... <br /> <br />If only humans chose this path, <br />Aspired to its aims, <br />There'd be more reasons still to laugh, <br />Less reasons to call names... <br />Yet love takes time in every heart <br />To blossom like the rose, <br />Before its blessings can impart <br />And lifelong friendship grows...<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/peaceable-kingdom/
