<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367464" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Purposeful</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The tiger firmly marched his way<br>Across the swirling stream, <br>His tail was swishing near the spray<br>As he looked in a dream...<br>As if he had one thought in mind, <br>As hunger stirred his soul, <br>For any prey that he could find<br>As he searched on patrol...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If any creatures saw him there, <br>No doubt that they stood still, <br>In hopes that he stayed unaware<br>And blood he wouldn't spill...<br>Ignore his fur like honeycomb<br>As sweet as sweet could be, <br>He marched as if he had no home, <br>Just one priority...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">How purposeful his life has turned<br>As hunger growls within...<br>No measely meal could now be spurned, <br>If he, this war must win...<br>For him, the struggle to survive<br>Is something that annoys, <br>But all must eat to stay alive, <br>The tiger has no choice...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Purposeful'. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">More Stephen Gayford poems here: <br>denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-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=367464" data-title="Purposeful de Denis Martindale" data-description="The tiger firmly marched his way Across the swirling stream, His tail was swishing near the spray As he looked in a dream... As if he had one thought in mind, As hunger stirred his soul, For any prey that he could find As he searched on patrol...."></div> </div> </div>

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