White Magic!

White tigers like to bathe a spell And so, of course, did he, And with my camera, I knew well, Great photos I would see... Reflections that seemed Heaven-sent And colours that were great, I clicked away to my content, With much to celebrate... I love white tigers in the wild, They look so debonair, So I was staring like a child, His first day at the fair... Each spectacle that proves enough And then, somehow, enthralls, As giddy as a man in love, When Nature's magic calls... When that white tiger strode away And on his journey strayed, A part of me praised God that day And that was why I prayed... 'Protect white tigers from Mankind, Preserve them one by one, From those proved foolish, cruel and blind... Please, God... Thy will be done...' Denis Martindale, copyright April 2016. A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting, by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.