Two's Company

Two meerkats stood on solemn guard, With four eyes looking round, No rustling noise could they discard, No moving shadow found... Though each seemed smiling, full of glee, This wasn't really so, For staring at the scenery Meant hours passing slow... Two's company was their response, For who knows what could strike? Yet evil wants what evil wants, You know what evil's like... Two heroes stood against them all, No matter, high or low... For who knows when they come to call, How long before they go? Two tiny meerkats, not much more, But steadfast come what may, It's courage that we can't ignore, Right there, that's on display... It represents what friendship means, As if from head-to-toe, As one upon the other leans, We learn how trust can grow... The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Two's Company II'. More Stephen Gayford poems here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com