Catching The Sun

Two meerkats stood on tippy-toes With both of them alert, On guard against all nearby foes, So no friends would get hurt... Defenders every sun-filled day, Like knights of old they stood! Defiantly, for come what may, Determined to be good! Their little hearts were filled with love As they stayed side-by-side And though they didn't look that tough, Their friends were filled with pride... To think, that meerkats prove their worth, With courage shining through, Yet live their lives beneath the earth, To do what meerkats do... They don't have mansions, boats or cars, They don't own stocks or bonds, They don't have gold or silver bars Or fancy hair like blondes! They're merely meerkats, nothing more, So there's no great pretence... But there's one thing you can be sure, They're loved by all their friends! (August 2011/The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Catching The Sun')