A Veggie Tiger

                                                                      A VEGGIE TIGER

There was a veggie tiger

The thought of meat it made him sick

While all the pride dined on gazelle

He preferred a celery stick

He used to lie and watch them

Chasing antelopes on the plain

Having to catch your dinner

Just looked like it was a pain

Now news got back to the BBC

Of the tiger who ate no meat

So they called in David Attenborough

And told him to take a seat

When told about this creature

He said "A veggie tiger well fancy that"

So off he went with a film crew

To try and find this cat

They searched and searched for many weeks

But not a glimpse could they catch

They'd found the rarest creatures on this planet

But this time met their match

They were just about to pack it in

When some tigers they did spot

Could one be the veggie tiger they'd seeked

Thought's of home they now forgot

They grabbed their camera's out the case

And film began to roll

Most of them eating meat

And one eating salad from a bowl

Attenborough couldn't believe his luck

Thoughts of another series filled his mind

He moved in for a closer look

But never saw what was behind

He crawled up on his knee caps

Like a cat that's on the prowl

He felt all safe and happy

Until behind him came a growl

He turned around and was face to face

With whiskers and shiny teeth

He only wanted to take some shots

With them he had no beef

All the tigers licked their lips

Then they all made a jump

Each tiger got a mouthful

All their throats had a meaty lump

The veggie tiger sat and watched

Till on him some blood did splash

Disgusted he licked it off his fur

Then in his head something did flash

He realised what he'd missed

Meat it tasted yummy

Better than having a cucumber

Sitting in his tummy

He turned towards the film crew

As he ran his fur it shook

His legs moving so rapidly

And promptly ran amuck

He finished them off in seconds

His stomach filled with flesh and bones

All that was left uneaten

Were camera's and earphones

Now there's no more veggie tiger

Who sits eating greens upon the plain

And there's no more BBC film crew

Who should have went to Spain

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

You are a wonderful story teller. A veggie Tiger can turn very quickly. Thank you for sharing the amazing tale in the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[George David Hope]

Glad you liked it. One of my older efforts that I found while I was cleaning out a drawer

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the poem. People, who play with the wild animals. A bit loco.

[Samuel Dickens]

This had to be a lot of work, telling a whimsical story all in rhyme. I thought it would be a great children's tale, up to the point where poor David got eaten. Come to think of it, Mother Goose tales were full of bloodshed. Yeah, read it to the kiddies.

[George David Hope]

Glad you enjoyed it. It was unfinished for quite a while as I kept getting distracted by other ditty's but I finally knuckled down and got stuck in with it. Thanks for the review