When Van Gogh painted what he saw,
He shared that vision well,
With every brushstroke to outpour
The tale he had to tell...
With circled swirls of blue and gold
He gave us his insight,
For all God's beauty to behold,
No matter, day or night!
When Stephen Gayford paints at first,
The details all shine through,
The talent's there, quite unrehearsed,
So credit where it's due...
Thus lions, tigers, bears and such
Are painted one-by-one,
Perfected by the Master's touch,
Yet with a sense of fun!
For beauty comes to those that wait,
Because they seized the day,
Because they chose to celebrate
The gifts God gave away...
Thus time and space and energy
Combine with wondrous grace,
To showcase what God meant to be
To bless the human race!
That's why the children love the snow,
The little birds that sing,
The dainty flowers God helps grow
When April signals Spring...
A latent powered reservoir
Falls down from skies above,
To let each flower be the star
In gardens blessed by love!
Yet don't forget the tallest trees
That stretch forth leaves like prayers,
To dance upon each passing breeze
That proves that God still cares...
While Nature's realm seems just a part
Of God's vast universe,
It's this that grants each broken heart
New hope inside that stirs!
Our cameras still take photographs
Wherever we may roam,
Safari lions and giraffes
Form slideshows when we're home...
Let's give thanks for awesome dolphins,
Dogs, cats and butterflies,
Their beauty shines when Man begins
To see them through God's eyes!
Denis Martindale, copyright, May 2014.
The title is based upon the inspirational vision of
Louie Schwartzberg as explained by the deviantart
website featuring his celebration of God's Creation.
The poem is also based upon the magnificent paintings
by Stephen Gayford, nb Google search gayfordgallery.
Find more wildlife poems using Google search
for the search phrase Stephen Gayford poetry.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
Poem shared here:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beauty-as-a-force-of-energy/
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http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2014/05/beauty-as-force-of-energy.html
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it
My Stephen Gayford tribute poems are here:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stephen-gayford/
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-prince-of-prints-2/
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-brush-with-genius/
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gayford-gallery/
The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:
http://www.gayfordgallery.com
It was being updated in May 2014!
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:
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
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Monday, 26 May 2014
BEAUTY AS A FORCE OF ENERGY!
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
BEAUTY
The leopard looked and listened, too,
While seated on the ground...
Observing from its point of view
Then suddenly spellbound...
For while with beauty of its own,
It felt life's beauty shared...
You'd have to have a heart of stone
To say you've never cared...
The leopard looked at all there was,
At sights both near and far,
As if it never came across
The beauty of a star,
The beauty of a waterfall...
The beauty of the plains,
The beauty of both great and small
And life that still remains...
The leopard looked and purred with praise
As if a saint reborn,
Content to live its final days,
No need to feel forlorn.
You see, it knew, we live our time,
Our share in history...
And blessed are those that call sublime
God's greatest gift: beauty...
Denis Martindale, copyright, February 2011.
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Beauty'.
More Stephen Gayford poems here:
denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com
Shared on
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The Stephen Gayford Gallery website is here:
http://www.gayfordgallery.com
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!
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The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com
Framed pictures are sold on these 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
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