<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366901" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Mother's Protection</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The zebra foal's Mother was wise, <br>She kept the foal at bay, <br>So that no other zebra tries<br>To coax her foal away...<br>And so they bond the first few days, <br>Beneath the searing sun<br>And thus the foal with Mother stays...<br>Its life has just begun.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Together now and side-by-side, <br>The two unite with love, <br>A sight that fills the Lord with pride<br>As He looks from above...<br>For love is all that has true worth, <br>To stand the test of time...<br>Ask anyone upon this Earth, <br>They'll tell you it's sublime...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The foal is destined to survive, <br>If given proper care<br>And left to live will surely thrive<br>With Mother standing there...<br>As decades come, as decades go, <br>Each zebra roams the land, <br>Content to see the whole herd grow<br>The way that God has planned...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, October 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'A Mother's Protection'. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">More Stephen Gayford poems here: <br>denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366901" data-title="A Mother's Protection de Denis Martindale" data-description="The zebra foal's Mother was wise, She kept the foal at bay, So that no other zebra tries To coax her foal away... And so they bond the first few days, Beneath the searing sun And thus the foal with Mother stays... Its life has just begun. Toge..."></div> </div> </div>

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