Panda Snack!

A Panda has a snack or two, As soon as time allows, As if each bamboo shoot tastes new As he squats down to browse... And while those bamboo shoots are near And somewhat close to hand, A Panda chews and shows no fear And thinks his life's just grand... No roof above and no TV, No phone or Internet, Yet he remains contentedly, To snack without regret... No job to go to now and then, Each day's a holiday, No watch at all to tell him when It's time to walk away... I envy him! He's got no wife! No kids to call his own! He's really happy with his life Though he weighs twenty stone! To him, all things are black and white, He's not like beastly brutes, He's happy as a lark, all right, Thanks to his bamboo shoots! Denis Martindale, copyright March 2016. A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting, by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.