Saturday, 3 March 2012

GAYFORD GALLERY


A poem about the wildlife artist, Stephen Gayford


Imagine God gave you a gift
With which to bless us all
And simply let your life to drift
So that you might stand tall...
And in the years that followed on,
Your blessings blossomed well,
Such that your doubts were truly gone,
What stories you could tell...

Just think of those who stand and paint,
Made famous over time,
Such that their art is not just quaint,
But thought of as sublime...
With auctions here and auctions there
And exhibitions, too...
And compliments beyond compare
Because of what they do...

Each dedicated artist knows
The sacrifices made
And though each legend grows and grows,
It's just that each obeyed...
Their destiny is in their hands,
Their paintings on our walls,
Their galleries across the lands
Wherever greatness calls...

Perhaps a hundred hours done
For each and every week,
Preserving still a sense of fun
In artwork that's unique...
With family values well expressed
In lions, tigers, bears,
Our Stephen Gayford does his best,
Remembered in our prayers...


Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2012.

My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it

The poem is based on the magnificent website
gayfordgallery-dot-com where we can visit and
enjoy wonderful artwork meant for one and all.

More Stephen Gayford poems here:
denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com

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The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:

http://www.gayfordgallery.com

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:

poemhunter.com links:

http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2

blog website links:

http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com
http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-poetry

Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites:

http://www.bid.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.price-drop.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.speedauction.tv
http://www.pricedropper.co.uk
http://www.pokemoncraftstore.com/index.php?cPath=24