Perfect Pair

Beneath the perfect warm sunshine, Beneath the perfect sky... The lion and his Valentine Both shared the perfect sigh... Love is both precious and perfect, The maximum, the best... The strongest love that could be checked Could pass each trial and test... The perfect breeze had calmed the air... They rested, so serene... And everyone was quite aware The king had found his queen. There was no doubt their love would last The years until life's end... For each had found how quick time passed When with the perfect friend. They gazed into each other's smile... Like perfect lovers do... The perfect pair stayed there a while... Content, for love was new... I envy them with all my heart, For all the joy they've known... You see, I live my life apart... Unloved and all alone... The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Perfect Pair Two'. The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com