As if he were a statuette,
The meerkat struck a pose,
Without a frown, without a fret,
Serene with upturned nose...
He was like some superhero,
Cape blowing in the breeze,
While he stood firm, looked high and low,
With no thought to appease...
The meerkat was the Sentinel -
The first to raise alarm,
Called on to be reliable,
So others could stay calm...
He was the Captain in control,
The General standing guard,
The Brigadier whose heart and soul
Kept vigil long and hard.
The Sentinel's experience
Helped others take their ease
And through maintained resilience,
He stood steadfast for peace.
One meerkat can make the difference!
A hero through and through...
If he can take a noble stance,
Then why on Earth can't you!?
Denis Martindale, copyright April 2010.
My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it/
The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'The Sentinel'.
Also on http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-sentinel-5/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/thesentinel
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 Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/
The framed pictures are bought from these UK websites:
http://www.bid.tv/ (on UK Freeview)
http://www.price-drop.tv/ (on UK Freeview)
http://www.speedauction.tv/
