Safe Haven

The leopard and her cubs were glad To find a place so blessed, Safe haven, waiting to be had, So much, each was impressed... A silver stream was bubbling by, A gentle breeze came close, No stormy cloud to spoil the sky, A landscape void of foes... It was as if time cast a spell, To magic fears away, As if to say that all was well, So just enjoy the day... And so they stayed, contentedly, As if this were a feast, With water bubbling, fancy free, To calm the savage beast... Life isn't running here and there, Or hiding full of fears, It's days when Nature helps us share The changing months and years... I guess it's up to each to choose To work, or rest, or play, Yet even leopards like to snooze When good times come their way... Denis Martindale, copyright, December 2014. The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google-search gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.