THIRST QUENCHER THANKSGIVING

I saw parched zebras on the move
Beneath the midday sun
And knew each drink would help to soothe
The throats of every one...
The young and fit, the old and weak,
The foolish and the wise,
Yet in such thirst no soul's unique,
Just find what God supplies...

The water may be near or far,
Yet only time will tell,
Survival's like a guiding star,
Just like a wishing well...
Without good luck for such as these,
How long could each stay strong?
That's why the zebras felt unease,
The signal something's wrong...

And yet today's their lucky day,
Their journey meets reward,
Yet zebras know not how to pray,
So they can't praise the Lord...
Yet we're all human through and through,
With hearts that learn to love,
So let us pray, 'Lord, we thank You,
For blessings from above...'


Denis Martindale, copyright, May 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/thirst-quencher-thanksgiving/

Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/thirst-quencher-thanksgiving

Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:

http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/thirst-quencher-thanksgiving/

http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/05/thirst-quencher-thanksgiving.html

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 May 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.gumtree.com/for-sale/uk/stephen+gayford
(Notice camera link to each image to view.)

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

http://xxl-sale.co.uk/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+signed
(Notice similar items at the end of each webpage.)

http://www.bezoon.co.uk/stephen-gayford-prints

http://www.saleclick.co.uk/Stephen+Gayford+Prints

http://www.worthpoint.com/inventory/search?query=Stephen+Gayford&categoryurl=&search-right=

http://salemagic.co.uk/Stephen%20Gayford

http://uk.picclick.com/Art/Prints/Contemporary-1980-Now/Limited-Editions/?q=stephen+gayford

Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/picclick-gayfords


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