<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366897" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Cool Place</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The tiger's paws were very hot<br>As he stepped on the ground, <br>Yet he recalled a shady spot<br>Was nearby to be found...<br>So off he went in search of peace, <br>Just one step at a time...<br>Content that there he'd find release, <br>A cool place, so sublime...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At last, he reached his gentle rest, <br>Away from all that glare...<br>And all at once, he felt quite blessed, <br>As if without a care...<br>His tender tootsies throbbed no more, <br>He splashed his paws about, <br>The ripples went from shore-to-shore...<br>A cool place, without doubt...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then suddenly his body stopped, <br>Submerged up to his chin, <br>His tensed-up muscles simply flopped, <br>To utter joy gave in...<br>The tiger smiled a winsome smile, <br>A sigh of sweet relief<br>And there he rested for a while, <br>Now cool beyond belief...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2010.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting<br>by Stephen Gayford called 'A Cool Place'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">More Stephen Gayford poems here: <br>denis-martindale-dot-blogspot.com</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366897" data-title="A Cool Place de Denis Martindale" data-description="The tiger's paws were very hot As he stepped on the ground, Yet he recalled a shady spot Was nearby to be found... So off he went in search of peace, Just one step at a time... Content that there he'd find release, A cool place, so sublime... ..."></div> </div> </div>

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