Purrfect Paintings, Pictures And Prints! Poem by Denis Martindale

To think that big cats still survive
The havoc Man has done
And in great paintings come alive,
To thrill us one by one...
The detail struck with every stroke,
The insights old and new,
Not just to please the common folk,
Not just to please the few...

Then photographed for all to see,
Through pictures and in prints,
Enduring for posterity
From those times ever since...
For anyone who can afford
At auctions or online,
As if becoming their reward,
When each said, 'Now, it's mine! '

They're purrfect, yes, if you're a fan,
Or else try others found,
Buy elephants, because you can,
Or dolphins when around...
Buy polar bears and penguins, too,
Or meerkats or macaws...
What pictures will you put on view?
Dear friends, the choice is yours!


Denis Martindale October 2016.


Poem based on the purrfect big cat paintings
by Stephen Gayford. Google-search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...