The air was cool on lily pools,
Hazy, lazy,
And here and there he'd stop to stare
Admiring all the flowers
Wandering round for hours.
The sun was warm across the lawn
Scented, blended.
He saw her linger
And with her finger open up a rose,
Standing on tip toes.
Suddenly the rain came flurrying
Sending the two of them scurrying
Helter skelter for the shelter
And feeling bolder in the big pagoda,
He gently enquired her name
And they waited till the sunshine came.
And for a while
The griffin smiled
Kindly, blindly,
Till the evening bell broke the spell
And sadly they said goodbye
And one of the griffins cried
In Kew Gardens.
