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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Horatian+Ode
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Occasional+Poem
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+OULIPO
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Mirror+Poetry
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Palinode
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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
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Quatrain
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Refrain
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Rhyme+Royal
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https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Verse+Paragraph
https://www.google.com/search?&q=poetic+style+known+as+Villanelle
When Winter came, the wolf was sad,
His heart began to chill,
No more the easy times once had,
Yet still the need to kill...
And so the tracker, eyes and ears
And nose to sense his prey,
Perhaps to overcome his fears
That he might die today...
The snow was crispy to the touch,
A giveaway each time,
That's why it didn't help as much
When he was forced to climb...
But if he stood alone in wait,
Perhaps his luck might change,
Despite the fact to hesitate
Felt really, really strange...
But patience often proves the key,
The slow down to a crawl,
When hunting's like a mystery
Drawn out when hunters stall...
The wolf survives without remorse,
He's callous through and through...
Starvation grants no other course,
So what else can he do?
Denis Martindale, copyright January 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/winter-tracker/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/winter-tracker-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/winter-tracker/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/01/winter-tracker.html
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
It was being updated in January 2016!
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
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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The leopard listened to each sound,
Aware that prey was near
And it was close, somewhere around,
That much was oh so clear...
And that was why the leopard stood,
So statuesque in wait
And for the prey, that wasn't good
And even now, too late...
The leopard breathed the airborne scent,
It lingered now and then,
The creature there by accident
And yet, no more again...
The leopard was a wily one,
No amateur at all
And unashamed at what he'd done,
Observing hunger's call...
The frenzy came, the prey was caught,
Life draining, no release,
Until it thought its final thought,
Until it found some peace...
But that's the way that some survive,
While others bid farewell,
One dies, the other stays alive,
Each has its tale to tell...
Denis Martindale, copyright January 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/leopard-11/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/leopard-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/leopard-11/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/01/leopard.html
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
It was being updated in January 2016!
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
Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites,
NB use 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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
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
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The young gorilla looked around
At all there was to see,
As well as hearing every sound,
All things a mystery...
How could he know the future years
That he was yet to live,
Till one by one each then appears,
With all each has to give?
This day, no plans could bless his soul,
His fate but here and now,
He merely served his childhood role
And all it could allow...
But years progress, they serve their time,
Till he stands tall and strong,
A mighty creature, quite sublime,
Defiant all day long...
What human could control him then,
Subdue the beast within?
His power could defeat most men
And make each one give in...
But left alone, he could do well,
Content in heart and mind,
Content to be a miracle
Apart from all Mankind...
Denis Martindale, copyright January 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/young-gorilla/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/young-gorilla
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/young-gorilla/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/01/young-gorilla.html
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
It was being updated in January 2016!
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
Framed pictures can be bought from UK websites,
NB use 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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
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Some creatures learn to stand and walk,
Some learn to swim or fly,
Some creatures learn to sing and talk,
Yet rarely question why...
But swimming isn't easy, friends,
That's why some hesitate
And so, I guess, it all depends,
If water's what you hate...
The surface may look quite serene,
Who knows what's underneath?
No wonder some aren't really keen
When they come up to breathe...
Some creatures teach their young ones well,
To build their confidence,
While others simply want to yell,
As if that, too, makes sense...
While adults know their way around,
Their young ones aren't so wise,
They raise alarms at every sound,
Greet new things with surprise...
Swimming lessons should be sublime,
Not something you must force,
So, please, be patient! Give them time...
Let new things take their course...
Denis Martindale, copyright January 2016.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/swimming-lesson-3/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/swimming-lesson
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http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2016/01/swimming-lesson.html
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
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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
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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 2016!
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
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
(Various website sales of Stephen Gayford prints.)
http://xxl-sale.co.uk/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford
(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
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
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When I first saw his giant form
The elephant looked down,
He touched me with his trunk so warm
While I stood with a frown...
I kept my cool and forced a smile,
Yet he knew how I felt,
To be in awe of his profile,
As if my heart could melt...
Yet he was patient with my fear,
Such fear he'd seen before,
But tenderly he made it clear,
We were at peace not war...
In silence, I had found a friend,
No words passed to and fro,
Just gentleness to comprehend,
What more was there to know?
Our partnership began that day,
A circus act was born,
With one week here, then on our way,
To greet a brand new dawn...
It's fun to give my friend a bath,
Whenever we're on tours,
But he won't sign an autograph,
That's up to me, of course!
Denis Martindale, copyright December 2015.
A poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
The poem is shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/elephant/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/elephant-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/elephant/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/12/elephant.html
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
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 December 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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
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The big cats strive to feed their own,
They hunt by day and night,
For each heart is a heart of stone
That seeks to win each fight...
The young cats follow in their trails,
Set forth so long ago,
From mindsets that are hard as nails,
No matter what the woe...
Yet big cats can look beautiful,
Distinguished, well-defined,
Not always seen as horrible
For deaths they leave behind...
Man is the hunter just the same,
A kindred spirit, too,
To any life that he can claim,
No matter old or new...
And so his children follow suit,
Especially the boys,
With more the meat and less the fruit
That stays the hunter's choice...
Thus predators still have their place,
Dominion of the lands,
Despite the bloodshed they embrace,
No victim understands...
Denis Martindale, copyright December 2015.
Poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/the-hunters-7/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/hunters-poem
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http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-hunters.html
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
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 December 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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
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Before the coming of the night,
There comes a softening time,
That heralds, then, that soon last light,
An hour so sublime...
When eyes attune to changing hues
And ears hear newmade sounds,
The sun melts when the moon brings news
Of new life that surrounds...
And so, not all, would greet that eve,
When darkness makes its trade,
For some, the final time to grieve,
Just cause to stare afraid...
The pattern stands without regard
For those whose lives will end
And though, of course, this truth's so hard,
There's no way round it, friend...
While humans sleep so warm in bed,
God's creatures fight for food,
That's why each night brings fear and dread,
A deadly change of mood...
Yet sunshine offers no escape,
When night has bid adieu,
As open eyes see every shape
And ask, 'What will it do?'
Denis Martindale, copyright December 2015.
Poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/last-light-5/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/last-light-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/last-light-5/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/12/last-light.html
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
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 December 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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
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The cheetah and cubs were resting,
Content to take their ease,
As if beyond all testing,
All tensions to release...
A tranqil moment all their own,
With none to intervene,
While in the distance, I, alone,
Observed their gentle scene...
In contrast to the adult's speed,
This precious time felt right,
For gone was every kind of need,
Excitement or delight...
This time was theirs, no cause to run,
No purpose but to stay
And pause beneath that golden sun,
The day to while away...
And so, I, too, sat down as well,
Breathed in, breathed out real slow,
As if there were no tale to tell,
With no new place to go...
Yet when they left, I stood up, too,
As if now energised,
For there were many things to do...
More than first realised!
Denis Martindale, copyright November 2015.
Poem based on a magnificent wildlife painting,
by artist Stephen Gayford. Google-search
gayfordgallery and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/tranquil-moment/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/tranquil-moment
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/tranquil-moment/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/11/tranquil-moment.html
My Poetry website: http://www.denismartindale.supanet.com/poems.html
My Poemhunter poems can be searched here: http://tinyurl.com/dmpoems
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 November 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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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
(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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
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