Siberia's a lonesome place,
Yet tigers still survive,
With family bonds that would embrace
And keep each one alive...
So brothers find some comfort there,
At peace, while side by side,
At gentle rest and time to spare
And joy these two can't hide...
Such are the bonds that would unite
Two tigers night and day,
Beyond each nibble's playful bite,
Before they hunt for prey...
From childhood reared, so soon to part,
As adults on their own,
Perhaps to bear a lonesome heart,
Or just a heart of stone...
Will memory serve of times gone by?
Cast off or kept in mind?
If met again, would each one sigh,
Or smile and then be kind?
Each has the choice, rejoice or run,
Be good, bad or aloof,
But here and now, rest in the sun,
Appreciate your youth...
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/siberian-brothers/
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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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