The lioness with three cubs laid,
With morning pride as well,
Beside the stream that gently played
As night to day once fell...
Gone were the silver stars above,
The moon now hid from sight,
All she could see was love, sweet love,
Her cubs were her delight...
And while they bit and chewed and yelped,
Like young cubs, full of fun,
For such as these she gladly helped,
Because she loved each one...
As if they were her legacy,
Her treasure here on Earth,
Unfolding like a mystery,
Each yet to prove their worth...
Yet lions have survived so long,
Because of ties that bind,
Together they are more than strong,
As long as food they find...
As long as streams with waters flow,
As long as sunshine falls,
Each cub will have some place to grow
To share such miracles...
Denis Martindale December 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
Poem shared here:
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Friday 20 January 2017
MORNING PRIDE
MOTHER'S FAVOURITE, TOO
The lioness had cubs her own,
She watched them one by one,
She knew when these were fully grown,
They'd walk tall in the sun...
Replacing adults in their prime,
As generations change,
And while their lives seemed so sublime,
Each death was still quite strange...
For now, these cubs were playing games,
Like siblings on the prowl,
Content to live with short-lived aims,
Chew tails, bite ears, then scowl...
But later years would offer more,
With independent thoughts,
Not just these cubs sometimes at war,
Exploring games and sports...
That's why the lioness watched now,
Each strength and weakness clear,
Still with the chance to guide somehow,
Improve each cub held dear...
Responsible and sensible,
Determined to preserve,
To teach the cubs most gullible,
That even these have worth...
Denis Martindale December 2016.
Poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
Poem shared here:
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NIGHT WATCHMAN, TOO
When big cats pause in self-defence
And harken to each sound,
It's then they think of foes, not friends,
Nearby that lurk around...
And when night comes and moonlight glows,
The big cats stand alert,
Because you see, not one yet knows
If they, too, could get hurt...
Imagine darkness like a shroud,
A wall against the light,
With all the dangers then allowed,
The creatures that could bite...
Some hunt alone, some form a team,
Some run, while others fly,
The slightest sound, no chance to dream,
Then fear's in full supply...
Then hearts beat faster for a while,
Though silence may return,
What's happening in that square mile?
What chance is there to learn?
To slink away, or wait it out,
To climb a tree, then hide?
Survivors choose, outlive the doubt,
The rest, of course, have died...
Denis Martindale December 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/night-watchman-too/
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TRIPLETS, TOO
The tiny wolf cubs paused and posed,
Like puppies often do,
As if they were something to boast
And yet they had no clue...
They never hunted for their food,
Nor killed the creatures caught,
So there was nought to change their mood
Or taint their every thought...
Their parents knew the tragic cost,
Survival in the wild,
The lives they found and lives then lost,
How else to feed each child?
The only doubts were where and when,
No point in asking why,
So parents hunted now and then,
So cubs would live not die...
But Man can't judge what he's done, too,
With chicken, cow and lamb,
Whatever's killed to make a stew,
Or sliced up ham or spam...
When time to snack, or dine, or feast,
Survivors lack remorse,
With scarce the pity for the beast
That once was their first course...
Denis Martindale December 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/triplets-too/
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LEOPARD SANCTUARY
Some see the leopard as a prize,
A trophy of their own,
A predator, I realise,
Yet men have hearts of stone...
The creatures of this wondrous Earth,
Sometimes have no defence,
Regardless of their harm or worth,
A time for foes, not friends...
The species of this Earth decline
According to reports
And yet Man's options don't prove mine,
Although they're in my thoughts...
While children starve and children thirst,
I must respond in time,
While I do this, Man does his worst,
Extinction's still a crime...
The cheetah, too, is prone to die
And soon to fade from sight,
With barely thousands that get by,
Until that final night...
And tigers, too, must face the fact,
That sanctuary proves rare,
Unless Mankind elects to act,
Like stewards who still care...
Denis Martindale December 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife painting. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/leopard-sanctuary/
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HAED finished pieces gallery:
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slideshows, including some wildlife pictures.
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EBAY AUCTION SEARCH TIPS
http://tinyurl.com/sgebaysearch
This is a customised setup for Stephen Gayford
wildlife prints which includes the details for the
price and postage bids, or buy now costs, as well
as a P for Paypal payment option, plus auction
ITEM NUMBER and with a watch now link, too.
The ITEM NUMBER is useful to know, as it can
help with the main auction picture s-l1600 size.
Highlight, copy and paste the number to view:
tinyurl.com/1600e/ then item number.jpg
It's the shortcut for the longer style URL format:
http://thumbs.picclick.com/d/l1600/pict/number.jpg
Shortcut URL: http://tinyurl.com/ebaynumber
That uses the picclick website image access...
Edit URL for ebay auction number for image jpg.
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While useful, the picclick Stephen Gayford search
adds the all-important picture title for the images,
so they're easier to identify in the cache of the
Temporary Internet Files later on...
http://www.picclick.co.uk/
Denis Martindale December 2016.
Search tips for the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife prints on Ebay. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
HAED finished pieces gallery:
Please click the link and then click on the left
of screen link for "Show Albums and Stories".
http://s1327.photobucket.com/albums/u678/HAED-Gallery/
Several HAED Fantasy Art artists have pictures
on my website click-a-pic full screen galleries
slideshows, including some wildlife pictures.
http://www.fantasyart.ukartists.com/
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