A middle aged bear; with the heart of a

Dove

The gentleness; of a mother Lion, playing

With her cubs

The wisdom; of an old owl

The strength; of the “King of Beast”

The understanding; of the best friend, you have ever had

The teacher; of life, love, and strength

These things, I think  describe; the best, sides of him

And the things he gave everyone

The slyness; of a snake

The cunning; of a fox

The strength; of The Seven Seas

and

“Patience”

With a fuse not yet, lit; for a fiery fury; when he’d, been slighted

These things; he learned, and that, were demanded of

Him

A thought by Sinbad the Sailor Man