Doting Parent

The Mother penguin gazed upon The gift God gave to her And there they stayed as God's light shone On all that could occur... Togetherness now warmed their hearts, Just like the sun above, Because that's how all friendship starts... It's purely based on love... That's why they stared without a word Into each other's eyes, As if God's truth inside them stirred So that they'd realise... That love was all we need to give, Beyond it nothing more, For it endures the life we live, So steadfast and so sure... The winds may blow, the snow may fall, The storms may rage all day, Yet when true love makes its first call, You know it longs to stay... That's why the little one we see Will one day share love, too, With its own child that's yet to be, Both thinking, 'I love you! ' Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2012. The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Doting Parent'. More Stephen Gayford poems here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com