SAKER FALCON

When falcons can be trained by Man,
A partnership is born
And if all things then go to plan,
Is that something to scorn?
Suffice to say, that Man and bird
Can find some harmony,
If gentle training has occurred
Instead of cruelty...

Such partnerships are commonplace,
Just like the dog and horse,
Submitting so that each obeys,
With rewards to enforce...
When falcons fly, their minds recall
What every servant knows,
The bond is there, invisible
And yet, each day it grows...

Perhaps they've found some sense of peace,
Companionship and more,
That grants lost freedoms gentle ease,
That memories can't ignore...
I'd rather see a falcon free,
No earthly ties that bind,
Alas, that isn't up to me,
Each man must change his mind...


Denis Martindale, copyright, April 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting by
Stephen Gayford, nb Google search gayfordgallery.

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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 April 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/

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The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed here:

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

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