Daydreamer...

This gorilla was playful now, With innocence so clear, His heart was full of joy somehow, Without one trace of fear... To him, the world seemed full of love, His family nearby, The times were neither rough nor tough, No cause to sigh or cry... He lacked the knowledge yet to be, Of struggles dead ahead, Life held no sense of urgency, No troubles filled his head... He knew not death or pain or strife, He knew not love's remorse, He only smiled the smiles of life, He couldn't see its flaws... Nor did he know how Man would smile, His homeland to remove, That time would come in a short while, No chance to disapprove... Daydreamer, savour every day, Endangered till life's end, You've some time left, so play, play, play, I'll pray for you, dear friend... Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2014. The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife painting of a baby gorilla, entitled Daydreamer, by Stephen Gayford. Google search my poems using the search phrase Stephen Gayford.