World Wildlife

World wildlife that we see today Will not always remain, We will not see God's dolphins play With oceans on the wane... The whales exist for now at least, For they prove big and strong And though they roam from west to east, I wonder for how long... Like tigers that can roar aloud, Defiant to the end, The elephants stand tall and proud, On that, you can depend... Consider the end of the age, For something's got to give, But of Mankind, who shouts with rage, As this world fights to live? The birds of Paradise still fly, Macaws and vultures, too, The owls can soar across the sky Just like the eagles do... The hummingbirds and peacocks share Contentment day by day, Yet polar bears and penguins stare At ice that melts away... Denis Martindale, copyright, May 2015. A poem based on a magnificent animals painting, by UK wildlife artist Stephen Gayford that was then produced as a beautiful Gibson jigsaw puzzle.