A baby Panda has to eat, <br />How else can Pandas grow? <br />He has to stand upon his feet, <br />To go where he must go! <br />He has to blossom like a rose <br />That rises to the sun <br />And that's the answer, Heaven knows, <br />Why chewing must be done... <br /> <br />But left alone to chew, chew, chew, <br />The growing Panda swells! <br />His belly bulges into view, <br />As he does nothing else... <br />As if there's reason to make haste <br />While he looks mighty glad, <br />No exercise to trim his waist, <br />He looks just like his Dad! <br /> <br />But Giant Panda, must you stay <br />As plumped up as you are? <br />It's for your sake, I dare to say, <br />Look out! You've gone too far! <br />You used to be quite thin and flat! <br />Why make each day a feast? <br />Go on a diet! Lose that fat! <br />Lose thirty pounds at least! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2014. <br /> <br /> <br />The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife <br />painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google search: <br /> <br />gayfordgallery <br /> <br />Find more wildlife poems using Google search <br />for the search phrase Stephen Gayford poetry.<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/giant-panda/
