The tiger family had found
A resting place at last
And so they laid upon the ground
Not feeling so downcast...
The sun was shining, all seemed fine,
So each felt warm inside,
No hunger pains to make them dine,
Their needs had been supplied...
At times like these, a bond begins,
No predators nearby,
No truths a parent must convince,
No lessons cubs must try...
So why not take such times to pause?
Reflections soothe the soul...
Contentment helps until it bores,
Then it's fulfilled its role...
So off they sauntered back again,
Refreshed, revitalised,
Aware they'd shared some moments when
Life felt more highly prized...
If only humans followed suit,
To work... then rest or play,
Perhaps they'd grow much more astute
With every passing day...
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/sumatran-tiger-family/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/sumatran-tiger-family
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/sumatran-tiger-family/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/sumatran-tiger-family.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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Friday 26 February 2016
SUMATRAN TIGER FAMILY
SNOW LEOPARD, TOO...
Snow leopards can be quite aloof,
Yet I was oh so close,
Determined that I catch the truth
A precious few still knows...
My camera zoom adjusted to
His solemn face alone,
In black and white I caught the view
Of simply flesh and bone...
Yet what I saw that time I clicked
Was more than words could say,
As if I sensed how this cat ticked,
His lifestyle to relay...
For he, like me, could hardly stand
The bitter cold we felt,
Yet only I prayed for this land
And that cold snow to melt...
He had to live without the faith
That hopelessness can bring,
Now gone the courage to be brave...
Believing anything...
Some saints I've met have that look, too,
Devoid of joy within...
To such as these, I say to you,
Stand fast and don't give in...
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/snow-leopard-too/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/snow-leopard-too
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/snow-leopard-too/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/snow-leopard-too.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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YOUNG GORILLA, TOO...
I stared amazed upon his head
Because it seemed so small,
Yet young gorillas would instead
In time grow strong and tall...
But now, he had a fragile frame,
A frail thing to behold,
Devoid of stature and of fame,
Too gentle to be bold...
Defenceless to a large degree,
Of dangers unaware,
In need of utmost courtesy
And tender loving care...
And that seemed strange considering
His parents had to hold
So gingerly this precious thing,
To them, worth more than gold...
For some, long life explains so much,
The young ones grow each day,
Enjoying every single touch,
The chance to rest or play...
This young gorilla must endure,
So Nature could create
His full-grown grandeur, to be sure,
His destiny, his fate...
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/young-gorilla-too/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/young-gorilla-too
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/young-gorilla-too/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/young-gorilla-too.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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MACAW PORTRAITS
Macaws are precious birds indeed,
So colourful and bright,
A first impression, that's agreed,
Each bird, a wondrous sight...
Just like a rainbow on display,
Vivacious through and through,
When I see them, they make my day!
Resplendent red and blue...
It's like they've nothing left to fear
And perch as if with pride,
It's like they're saying, 'Yes, we're here!
We've got no need to hide!'
As long as folks don't get too close,
They've peace of mind to rest,
Perhaps we're seen as friends, not foes
And their doubts get suppressed...
So portraits aren't so hard to paint,
A first sketch starts off fine,
The soft-laid silhouettes so faint,
Then detailed line by line...
The painting takes a longer time
And yet it's so worthwhile,
When done, it's perfect, so sublime
It's cause for me to smile...
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/macaw-portraits/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/macaw-portraits
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/macaw-portraits/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/macaw-portraits.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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ROBIN REDBREAST
The Robin Redbreast landed well
Upon my garden tree,
Upon a twig, he stayed a spell,
Contented, fancy-free...
And in that moment, I saw peace,
As it was meant to be,
To know that little bird at ease
Upon my property...
I smiled to see that tiny soul,
Though it was cold outside,
Because he had such self-control,
Humility not pride...
Without a trace of 'I am great,
That cannot be denied!',
But wisdom that accepts its fate
And serves well as a guide...
I couldn't say that he looked young
Or whether he was old,
Nor by the hearing of his song
If he felt frail or bold...
I only know, with faith reborn,
Each truth that I behold,
When I was blessed that Sunday morn,
With joys worth more than gold...
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/robin-redbreast-6/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/robin-redbreast-poem
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http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/robin-redbreast-6/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/robin-redbreast.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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WILDLIFE!
Wildlife! Wildlife! It's everywhere!
Beneath the sea! Upon the air!
No wonder that us humans stare!
God made so many things!
Wildlife! Wildlife! It's short and stout!
You'll always find wildlife about!
It's very close, no need to scout!
God made so many things!
Wildlife! Wildlife! Don't get up close!
For if you do, you'll come to blows!
No matter, crocodiles or crows!
God made so many things!
From kangaroos to cockatoos
And birds most colours you could choose
And if in doubt, then check the zoos!
God made so many things!
I've seen big dogs, I've seen big cats,
I've seen giraffes, I've seen wombats,
I've seen some budgies having chats!
God made so many things!
I've seen the dolphins swimming fast,
I've seen some skunks, man, what a blast,
I've seen some missing lynx walk past!
God made so many things!
They say there's life on planet Mars,
In galaxies beyond our stars,
We'll have to see what comes to pass!
God made so many things!
Denis Martindale, copyright February 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/wildlife/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/wildlife-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/wildlife/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/02/wildlife.html
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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BUYING STEPHEN GAYFORD PRINTS
Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites,
NB use the zoom-in feature when viewing pictures.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/stephen-gayford
NB that's for basic displays of Ebay auctions,
but this display of 200 items helps even more:
http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-on-ebay
Better title descriptions and item numbers!
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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
http://xxl-sale.co.uk/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford
(Notice similar items at the end of each web page.)
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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
http://uk.weluma.com/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford&source=searchbar
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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STEPHEN GAYFORD POETRY LINKS
My Poetry website: http://www.denismartindale.supanet.com/poems.html
My Poemhunter poems can be searched here:
http://tinyurl.com/dmpoems
as well as on this website for most of these:
http://tinyurl.com/dmpoems2
Another option is the poemlist.com website's A to Z poem list:
http://poemlist.com/?mode=poet&id=66780
Shortcut URL is http://tinyurl.com/dmpoems3
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
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
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
POETRY LINKS AND BUYING PRINTS:
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/stephen-gayford-poetry-links.html
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/buying-stephen-gayford-prints.html
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Thursday 11 February 2016
POEMHUNTER-DOT-COM POETIC STYLES
http://www.poemhunter.com suggests these poetic styles...
Here are Google's results for these poetic styles:
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+ABC
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Abecedarian
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Acrostic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Alexandrine
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Allegory
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Anacreontic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Anagram
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Anaphora
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Arabian+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ars+Poetica
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Aubade
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Balassi+Stanza
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ballad
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ballade
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Beymorlin+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Bio
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Blank+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+The+Blitz
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Blues+Poem
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Blues+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Bop
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Bref+Double
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Brisbane+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Bucolic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Burlesque
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Burns+Stanza
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Busta+Sonetto
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Cacophony
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Canzone
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Canzonetta
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Carol
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Carpe+Diems
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Cascade
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Catena+Rondo
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Cavatina
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Cento
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Chain+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Chance+Operations
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Choka
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Cinquain
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Clerihew
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Collins+Sestet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Conceit
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Couplet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Curtal+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Dactyl
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Decastich
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Didactic+Poetry
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Dirge
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Divino+Sonetto
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Dizain
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Doggerel
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Double+Dactyl
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Dramatic+Monologue
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Echo+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Eclogue
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ekphrastic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Elegy
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Envoi
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Envoy
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epigram
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epistle
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epistrophe
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epitaph
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Epithalamion
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Found+Poem
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Fourteener
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Free+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ghazal
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Glosa
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Gnomic+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Haiku
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Heroic+Couplet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Horatian+Ode
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Hymn
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Iambic+Pentameter
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Idyll
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Idyl
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Imagery
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Irregular+Ode
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Italian+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Kennings
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Kyrielle
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Lament
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Landays
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Lay
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Light+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Limerick
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Lyric
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Madrigal
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Mirror+Poetry
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Mock+Epic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Monoku
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Narrative
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Nonet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Occasional+Poem
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Octave
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ode
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Ottava+Rima
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+OULIPO
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Palindrome
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Mirror+Poetry
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Palinode
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Panegyric
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Pantoum
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Pastoral
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Pindaric+Ode
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Prose+Poem
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Qasida
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Quatern
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Quatrain
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Refrain
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Renga
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rime+Royale
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rhyme+Royal
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rictameter
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Riddle
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rispetto
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rondeau
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rondel
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Roundel
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Sapphic
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Senryu
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Sestet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Sestina
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Shadorma
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Shi
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Sijo
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Slam
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Somonka
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Sonnet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Spenserian+Stanza
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Stanza
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Syllabic+Verse
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Tanka
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Tercet
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Terza+Rima
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Tetractys
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+The+Blitz
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Triolet
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