Affection!

Two tigers had now formed a bond, The future looking bright, Yet one of these was over-fond, Affection in plain sight... The other tiger looked bemused, Discomfort on his face, With cute advances not refused, Yet not now, in this place... So visible, no privacy, Embarrassed, lacking tact, Right there, no chance to disagree, As if caught in the act! The nuzzling tiger cuddled close, While he stayed on the ground, Next to that naughty tiger's nose, As if the two were bound... I giggled at the sight I saw, For love was in the air, For her, no need to ask for more, For him, so hard to bare... My camera clicked and caught these two, Though neither should be named, Poor thing, there's nothing he could do, True love had got him tamed! Denis Martindale, copyright July 2016. A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting by Stephen Gayford. Google-search phrases gayford prints and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.