They also serve who stand and wait,
The meerkat showed this fact...
He volunteered and stood up straight,
Determined to react!
The dust, of course, gets everywhere,
Yet there he stood and stared...
So vigilant, with utmost care,
So all his friends were spared...
While on watch he was their hero,
Courageous through and through!
His warnings kept them safe below,
Where they peeped up to view...
That's how his friends lived lives in peace,
Away from hungry eyes...
So that their numbers may increase,
Regardless of their size...
His eyes could see the predators
Before they had a chance.
Before things went from bad to worse,
He sure led them a dance!
The meerkat may not look a lot,
Four legs and fur and fluff...
But think of dangers he can spot
And how he proves his love...
Denis Martindale, copyright June 2011.
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'On Watch'.
More Stephen Gayford poems here:
denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com
Shared on
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-watch/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/onwatch
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2011/06/on-watch.html
The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:
Update: My poem, 'An Ode To Stephen Gayford'
is featured in the website's News Section!
http://www.gayfordgallery.com/news.htm
There's also a Guest Book!
http://users2.smartgb.com/g/g.php?a=s&i=g25-52612-21
The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com
Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites:
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http://www.price-drop.tv (on UK Freeview)
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