Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Chewing It Over...

Two pandas by a tree trunk sat,Their breakfast close-at-handAnd though some folks would call them fat,How could they understand?Not everything's in..

© Denis Martindale

Cherish The God-Given Chances!

Cherish the God-given chances... cherish the open doors...For that's how God's love advances... and always overpours...It's His new wine, His olive..

© Denis Martindale

Cherish The Choice!

Like each poet, I cherish the infinity of choice,the tickling to-and-fro sensation of creating ideas,sifting through unspoken dreams and..

© Denis Martindale

Cherish The Child

Cherish the child within your careWhile childhood yet remains,Anoint your love with precious prayerRegardless of life's pains...For sorrow comes to..

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Cherish Her

If she's the one you love and trust,Who lives within your heart,Then cherish her, for this you must,Your true love to impart!For love compels us to..

© Denis Martindale

Cherish God's Child

If you could but cherish God's child,Revered Saviour within...You'd see beyond this world so wild,Perhaps lost souls to win...If you could but give..

© Denis Martindale

Cheetah!

The cheetah nestled in disguiseAmid the scenery,Awaiting still what God suppliesTo creatures such as he...Yet I could see that cheetah's stareAt..

© Denis Martindale

Cheetah Vigil

The cheetah vigil first beganWhen hunters searched for game,With rifles hanging from each manUntil they each took aim...Then friends and foes were..

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Cheetah Sunset

Another Summer's day must end,The cheetah left fatigued,So there he was, without a friend,Still hoping to succeed...To him, that meant his..

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Cheetah Haven

The mother cheetah settled there,With two cubs still in tow.This was the time to shed her care,Her tension and her woe.The cubs looked timid, as did..

© Denis Martindale

Cheetah Glow

With those distinctive tear-stained eyesThe cheetah looked around,With ears alert to realiseEach sudden nearby sound...In hunting mode, the cheetah..

© Denis Martindale

Cheetah Cubs

While cheetah cubs can look as cuteAs little kittens do,We know that we must stay astuteBeyond this point of view.For cubs are on their learning..

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Cheetah Cub

The cheetah cub was way too cute,Despite its face, so sad,Yet with my camera, I could shootSomething so it looked glad...That was my challenge for..

© Denis Martindale

Cheetah Babies

The cheetah babies looked aroundLike sourpusses do,So tired out that they both frowned,As they felt somewhat bluePlum tuckered out! Fatigued, all..

© Denis Martindale

Cheek To Cheek

Two tigers wandered to and fro,Like restless tigers do,Until they chose to take things slowJust like the chosen few...Let others pounce and leap for..

© Denis Martindale

Chasing The Rainbow!

From Noah to the present day,A rainbow spans the skies,Such that a man is prone to prayFor all that God supplies...For colours that enhance our..

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Chaffinch

There is a precious thing I know,A chaffinch that I heard,For in the wood I walked belowThat fragile little bird...And as I walked a few steps..

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Charm

The tiger cub was prone to sit,To squat for all to see,Perhaps to pause, to rest a bit,Or just to pose with glee...Now quite aware how charmed they..

© Denis Martindale

Centuries Scanning The Skies!

As soon as evening came again,The first man saw the stars,God's handiwork beyond his ken,How did they come to pass?And watching these as each would..

© Denis Martindale

Celestial Solitude

While challenges as yet remainUpon this Earth we live,Sometimes it helps if we refrain,At rest, till God can give...Not all are athletes circling..

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Caught By The Light!

The lioness was deep in thought,The shade clouds minds that way,Until she by the light was caught,Then wisdom came to stay...And hunting skills are..

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Catching The Sun, Too

The first meerkat stood in the sun,Another joined him there,No other work that must be done,No other chore to share...And so began the brand new..

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Catching The Sun

Two meerkats stood on tippy-toesWith both of them alert,On guard against all nearby foes,So no friends would get hurt...Defenders every sun-filled..

© Denis Martindale

Catch The Vision!

Catch the vision, choose your fate, catch the vision, God is great!Catch the vision, give God praise, catch the vision, blessed always!Catch the..

© Denis Martindale

Catalyst!

Can change occur beyond the norm,At faster speed or slow?To cause something to chill or warm,And overcome the flow?List substances that do as..

© Denis Martindale