The Lion and the Canary

There once was a Lion
King of the Beasts
a stalwart fellow, He
Lived alone in his cave
each bone, he possessed
now painfully
Troubled him,He was proud ofcourse
In the Summer he had led
A fearsome pride
Which no one denied
But now where
he lay his head

Was a cold dank place
Where the ice did chase
Where the frost did peer
Where the snow was clear
Where the wind was angry
and punched its weight
and just forced him to
contemplate

His future as
the north wind blew
And his paws were
getting cold and blue
Forlorn and damp
His spirit low
He was now unsure
Where he would go

Till one dark
frosty evening
In an ice shower, he heard
The melodic sound
which heartened him
It was a tiny bird
She sang a song of Winter
She reminded him of Spring
She melted his old craggy heart
For it had a familiar ring

It was Yeganeh,he was sure it was
But she had flown off to
Warmer climes, it couldn’t be
Could it, he peered through
the ice blasts far into the night
His old eyes sore
And again he heard that melodic song
And prayed aloud for more

Are you out there Yeganeh?
He roared with all his might
As icicles fell off the trees
And shone in the moonlight
The wolves howled in the distance
The owls hooted on high
And once again he heard her song
Across the expanse of sky

The old lion was so happy
He had heard his Yeganeh
Singing on her sunny bough
All those miles away
He remembered how
she’d befriended him
A lovely little bird
Who had not been
frightened of him
And had loved his
every word

Winter passed so rapidly
Each day the lion became
Stronger his bones clearly healed
His heart was all aflame
And Spring soon was upon his world
The buds were popping green
The flowers were dancing
in the woods
The rushes mirrored gleam
The Old Lion ventured
from his cave
and felt a warmish breeze
He smelled the bouquet
from the flowers
and the buzzing of the Bees
and there she was his yeganeh
Sitting on a bough
singing to
her hearts content
in a pollen shower
Once again united
2 souls clearly they
Able to appreciate
each other, more each day