Intrepid

Intrepid tiger, there you are, Exploring yonder stream, Each day you've wandered oh so far, As if life were a dream... Yet now a cool reality Surrounds your mortal frame, Seducing you with ecstasy, That chills eternal flame... Your nature isn't quite as strong Within the water's hold, As if to say, you don't belong, With fur so hot, not cold... Yet there you are, intrepid still, To claim this next domain, As if it were an act of will And just for you to gain... What creature dares to challenge now? What creature risks his all? Before your presence they should bow And at your feet should fall... Men cower when they know you're near! Men gulp and dare not move! Intrepid one, no need to fear... You've nothing left to prove! Denis Martindale, copyright, November 2012. The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Intrepid'. More Stephen Gayford poems here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com