<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367017" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Close Protection</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Their close protection suits them best<br>And that's what each provides, <br>For meerkats live to help the rest, <br>To make sure peace abides...<br>What use is life, if constant fears<br>Condemn us day-by-day? <br>What use is life, if all our years<br>Condemn us in that way? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The sentinels are now on guard! <br>Their eyes are everywhere! <br>No single clue can they discard! <br>Approach them if you dare! <br>You'll tire first, make no mistake...<br>Escape routes all around...<br>So give up now, for goodness sake! <br>You can't dig underground...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They'll snigger as you scratch the dirt, <br>Frustrated to the hilt! <br>They'll giggle as your claws get hurt, <br>For you're not that well built! <br>They'll wait you out till you concede<br>And lamely walk away...<br>Then they'll stand tall, on guard, take heed! <br>They'll never be your prey! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2010.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting<br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Close Protection'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">More Stephen Gayford poems here: <br>denis-martindale-dot-blogspot.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=367017" data-title="Close Protection de Denis Martindale" data-description="Their close protection suits them best And that's what each provides, For meerkats live to help the rest, To make sure peace abides... What use is life, if constant fears Condemn us day-by-day? What use is life, if all our years Condemn us in t..."></div> </div> </div>

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