Animal Kingdom Poem by Denis Martindale

God's animal kingdom on Earth,
Still thrives 'most everywhere!
It spreads itself for all it's worth
On land, or sea or air...
With variations for each kind,
In size and colour, too,
For some advantage yet to find,
So credit where it's due...

Amazing how such creatures live!
From tiny forms they grow,
Sometimes they take, sometimes they give,
In constant to and fro...
From simple cells to giant size,
Some fat and others thin,
Survival means they get first prize,
Some lose and others win...

How long will Man let creatures be
Before he takes their land?
Time's running out, that's plain to see,
For all Man's schemes are grand!
The oceans and the seas aren't safe,
Pollution's here to stay!
The future's looking somewhat grave!
Will Jesus save the day?

Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2014.