A tiger befriended a priest
Who taught it how to pray before
Having its dinner every time….
Each time the tiger prayed to the Creator
Before eating its fresh prey caught….
There were phases of triumph
Up above in the skies!

A deer befriended a sage
Who taught it how to pray before
Having its dinner every time….
And each time the deer too prayed to Him
Before grazing on meadows tempting
There were moments of dreamy slumber
Up above in the skies!

A day the tiger saw that deer
His new prey roaming on the meadows green
The cat chased it and seized it by neck with teeth sharp.
The deer was not taught how to pray
To the Creator to save it from the predators
And the tiger tasted its tender flesh thanking Him.
The priest shed tears of joy
But the sage did not shed those of grief!

A silence now spread across the infinite skies
And two drops of tears fell down.
It was God weeping
For a change!

M.D Dinesh Nair

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-tears-for-a-change/