The wicked wily wolf surveyed
The woodlands to his right,
Each evening watching daylight fade,
As twilight came in sight...
When trees, like men, looked menacing,
If only they could move,
While he, the smaller, stood as king,
With nothing left to prove...
Surveying, since he had survived
Each Winter past till now,
Yet through each season he still thrived,
Although not knowing how...
For God had spared him to this day,
Despite his callous soul
And let him choose his path to stray,
Like he was in control...
But judge if God will yet remain,
Forgiving till the end,
Dismissing each new sin and stain
That no wolf could defend...
The wolf is wily, yes, that's true,
An untamed spirit, yes...
But God has spared His loved ones, too,
His precious sheep to bless...
Denis Martindale, copyright, June 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/untamed-spirit/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/untamed-spirit
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http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/untamed-spirit/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/06/untamed-spirit.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 June 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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
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Sunday, 28 June 2015
UNTAMED SPIRIT
EACH CREATES HIS OWN LEGACY...
Over fifty years ago, the world of wildlife changed.
Maharaja Shri Martand Singh helped to do that.
He saw a nine month old tiny white tiger cub,
which was in his forest, now known as Bandhavgahr.
The cub had chocolate stripes and blue eyes
and that tiny creature was called 'Mohan'.
There had been earlier reports of white tigers,
yet little Mohan was the first to be captured.
Today, white tigers are generally found in zoos
such as in America, Europe and Asia.
White tigers are wonderful and each exists today
thanks to Mankind's dedicated conservation work,
leading to the careful breeding programme
meant to carry on the legacy of Mohan...
Stephen Gayford's wildlife artwork blesses us, too.
He captures the essence of the white tigers in his art
and his framed prints promote wildlife conservation.
Some buyers of his pictures become collectors...
they may like lions, tigers or bears, pandas or penguins,
or prefer the majesty of eagles, falcons or kingfishers,
or the mystery, serenity and tranquillity of dolphins,
or merely find some amusement derived from meerkats.
Each buyer appreciates Stephen Gayford's devotion,
his awesome talent and meticulous attention to detail,
which together form his own legacy to one and all...
Each one of us is unique in what we can do,
and so, in truth, each creates his own legacy...
Denis Martindale copyright June 2015.
Stephen Gayford's artwork is found online
thanks to Google search eg gayfordgallery.
I found details about white tigers online
looking for the painting called The Suitor.
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Stephen+Gayford+poetry
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/each-creates-his-own-legacy/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/each-creates-his-own-legacy
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http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/06/each-creates-his-own-legacy.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 June 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
http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=Stephen+Gayford+print
http://stuccu.co.uk/so/Stephen%2520Gayford
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Sunday, 31 May 2015
picclick.com UPDATE
http://picclick.com
The info there will explain why this is an extra way
to find Stephen Gayford prints and then view the
webpages and their large images in detail...
PicClick Search 20x faster
Full-Screen: Maximize the number of items you see at once
Zoom Slider: Thumbnails any size you want it
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http://uk.picclick.com/Art/Prints/Contemporary-1980-Now/Limited-Editions/?q=stephen+gayford
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/picclick-gayfords
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RIVER CROSSING, TOO
The tiger knew the river well
And headed for its peace,
Away from heat as hot as Hell,
For mercy and release...
Where waters flowed as pure as milk
Beneath a waterfall,
As silvered bubbles soft as silk
Brought joy to one and all...
Oh, tiger, tiger, let it be,
To savour what there is,
Amid that certain ecstacy
That promises such bliss...
And let the tensions melt away
Like muscles stretched out wide,
Such that you look back on today
With tenderness inside...
While you are grandiose indeed,
The largest cat alive,
Admit that even you must need
A place you can arrive
Where birds are singing in the trees,
Beneath a sky so blue
And there's a wondrous gentle breeze,
God's Shangri-La for you...
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/river-crossing-too/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/river-crossing-too
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/river-crossing-too/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/05/river-crossing-too.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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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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NUTHATCH ON A BRANCH
The Nuthatch seems a genteel thing,
Just draped in softened blue
And short of stature, tail and wing,
Not bright and bold and new...
Just plain in thought and word and deed,
A humble so-and-so,
With not much planned except to feed,
Fly free... to come and go...
The moon, to him, is just a light,
No need to visit there,
The stars are merely shining bright,
No need for him to care...
He wants no school, no job, no house,
No fancy car outside,
He merely takes what God allows,
Whatever food's supplied...
The Nuthatch chirps his mellow song,
Without the need for words,
Without the need to right each wrong,
He suffers little hurts...
But I'm a man, so God wants more,
Great gifts have been bestowed,
So great are these I can't ignore
The debt to Him that's owed...
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/nuthatch-on-a-branch/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/nuthatch-on-a-branch
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/nuthatch-on-a-branch/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/05/nuthatch-on-branch.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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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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BUZZARD ON A BRANCH
A buzzard on a branch looked round
Because he heard a noise
And though I hadn't made that sound,
He looked at me by choice...
And so we stared, no movements made,
As if within a spell,
With both hearts beating unafraid,
No thought to bid farewell...
A buzzard isn't much to see,
Brown wings, face, claws and beak,
So not much of a mystery,
Not highly-prized to seek...
Yet I knew well that buzzards fly,
A thing that I can't do...
And when us humans question why,
We're jealous through and through...
Perhaps that's why I sighed that day,
Though he knew nought of this,
God chose our gifts a certain way,
That's why some gifts we miss...
The buzzard turned and flew above,
To leave me far behind..
To question, were my gifts enough,
Still playing on my mind...
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/buzzard-on-a-branch/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/buzzard-on-a-branch
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/buzzard-on-a-branch/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/05/buzzard-on-branch.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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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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WORLD WILDLIFE
World wildlife that we see today
Will not always remain,
We will not see God's dolphins play
With oceans on the wane...
The whales exist for now at least,
For they prove big and strong
And though they roam from west to east,
I wonder for how long...
Like tigers that can roar aloud,
Defiant to the end,
The elephants stand tall and proud,
On that you can depend...
Consider the end of the age,
For something's got to give,
But of Mankind, who shouts with rage,
As this world fights to live?
The birds of Paradise still fly,
Macaws and vultures, too,
The owls can soar across the sky
Just like the eagles do...
The humming birds and peacocks share
Contentment day by day,
Yet polar bears and penguins stare
At ice that melts away...
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/world-wildlife/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/world-wildlife-poem
Printer-friendly text version, nb increase text size:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/world-wildlife/
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2015/05/world-wildlife.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
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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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