<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ever Watchful</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">As the ever watchful cheetah<br>Was resting on the ground, <br>She believed no-one could beat her<br>While listening for each sound, <br>Yet her eyes could see much further<br>Than pricked ears could relay<br>And so her eyes would serve her, <br>Protecting her each day.<br>A mother's love is diligent<br>And seeks the common good...<br>Her eyes are always vigilant<br>To scan her neighbourhood...<br>So watch out, fellow predator, <br>This cheetah's wide awake...<br>And be wise, don't seek to hurt her...<br>Your life could be at stake...<br>If left alone, her family<br>Will last for many years, <br>Yet ever watchful she must be, <br>Diminishing their fears...<br>It may be sunny overhead, <br>With gentle breezes, too...<br>Yet all God's creatures must be fed<br>And don't care what or who.<br>Compassion's limits she knows well, <br>Yet love still has its place...<br>If you look hard, then you can tell...<br>Her love shows on her face...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Ever Watchful'. </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=367097" data-title="Ever Watchful de Denis Martindale" data-description="As the ever watchful cheetah Was resting on the ground, She believed no-one could beat her While listening for each sound, Yet her eyes could see much further Than pricked ears could relay And so her eyes would serve her, Protecting her each da..."></div> </div> </div>

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