PHANTOM!

The wolf surveyed looks quite sublime,
As first impressions go,
When he's relaxed and takes his time,
Reflecting every glow...
The unaware can smile and stare,
As if there's nothing wrong,
But he's a wolf, so have a care,
Outsiders don't belong...

Admittedly the wolf looks kind,
Content when he's alone,
As if there's nothing on his mind,
Despite his heart of stone...
Still with a youthful sense of fun,
But let each man take heed,
That phantom's proved a wily one,
With cunning to succeed...

His ghostly silhouette once seen
Conveys a sense of awe,
But get too close and he turns mean,
Don't try to shake his paw...
Untamed throughout the centuries,
Some wolves remain the same,
The fact that they don't aim to please
Has proved their claim to fame...


Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2015.


The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife
painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google-search
gayfordgallery and "Stephen Gayford poetry".

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry

Poem shared here:

http://poemhunter.com/poem/phantom-15/

Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/phantom-poem

Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:

http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/phantom-15/

http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/01/phantom.html

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

My Stephen Gayford tribute poems are here:

http://poemhunter.com/poem/stephen-gayford/
http://poemhunter.com/poem/the-prince-of-prints-2/
http://poemhunter.com/poem/a-brush-with-genius/
http://poemhunter.com/poem/gayford-gallery/

The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:

http://www.gayfordgallery.com

It was being updated in January 2015!

http://gayfordgallery.com/the-artist/

Youtube video: http://tinyurl.com/gayfordgallery-dot-com-video

Click-a-pic!

http://gayfordgallery.com/original-paintings/

http://gayfordgallery.com/originalwatercolours/

http://gayfordgallery.com/originalpencildrawings/

http://gayfordgallery.com/signedlimitededitionartistproofs/

There's also a Guest Book!

http://users2.smartgb.com/g/g.php?a=s&i=g25-52612-21

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The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here:

poemhunter.com links:

http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
(that's for the A to Z title listings)

blog website links:

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

Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites,
NB use zoom-in feature when viewing pictures.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/stephen-gayford
http://www.amazon.co.uk
http://www.preloved.co.uk
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford

http://www.baato.co.uk/stephen%20gayford
(Various website sales of Stephen Gayford prints.)


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