A tiger befriended a priest <br />Who taught it how to pray before <br />Having its dinner every time…. <br />Each time the tiger prayed to the Creator <br />Before eating its fresh prey caught…. <br />There were phases of triumph <br />Up above in the skies! <br /> <br />A deer befriended a sage <br />Who taught it how to pray before <br />Having its dinner every time…. <br />And each time the deer too prayed to Him <br />Before grazing on meadows tempting <br />There were moments of dreamy slumber <br />Up above in the skies! <br /> <br />A day the tiger saw that deer <br />His new prey roaming on the meadows green <br />The cat chased it and seized it by neck with teeth sharp. <br />The deer was not taught how to pray <br />To the Creator to save it from the predators <br />And the tiger tasted its tender flesh thanking Him. <br />The priest shed tears of joy <br />But the sage did not shed those of grief! <br /> <br />A silence now spread across the infinite skies <br />And two drops of tears fell down. <br />It was God weeping <br />For a change!<br /><br />M.D Dinesh Nair<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-tears-for-a-change/
