CHEETAH!

The cheetah nestled in disguise
Amid the scenery,
Awaiting still what God supplies
To creatures such as he...
Yet I could see that cheetah's stare
At anything that moved,
The patience that he brought to bear
As hunting skills improved...

Was he alone? I couldn't say,
That's why I stayed alert,
No reason now to walk away
And suddenly get hurt...
My admiration kept in check,
I scanned both left and right,
No other head, no other neck,
No creature taking flight...

And so we waited, cat and man,
Two strangers 'neath the sun,
Obedient to Nature's plan
When hunting must be done...
Then all at once the cheetah leapt,
His dinner had arrived,
Another date with death was kept,
Two out of three survived...


Denis Martindale, copyright, February 2015.


Poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist 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/cheetah-2/

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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 February 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.for-sale.co.uk/stephen-gayford
(Various website sales of Stephen Gayford prints.)


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