<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367210" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>High Spirits</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">High spirits made the zebra leap, <br>For joy within his soul<br>Was something precious he could keep, <br>If he let slip control...<br>Within a crowd, where he felt safe, <br>No tension spoilt his day...<br>And in these moments, living faith<br>Cast all his doubts away...<br>Now like a child, he kicked up dust! <br>His front legs rode thin air! <br>Safety in numbers caused such trust, <br>So he shook off each care! <br>The zebras laughed like zebras do...<br>They cackled one-by-one...<br>Although this wasn't something new, <br>Unshackled fears brought fun! <br>Some others copied what he did! <br>Like each of them agreed...<br>With joy of life no longer hid, <br>Their joy was joy indeed! <br>If only we could imitate<br>The zebra now and then, <br>We'd learn life's here to celebrate, <br>For death comes, who knows when? <br>It's why we often hum a tune<br>With half-remembered words...<br>Or stare at stars beyond the moon<br>Or whistle back at birds...<br>High spirits come and go, my friend...<br>It's not as if they're planned...<br>But when they come, on this depend, <br>You'll love Love's Wonderland! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'High Spirits'.</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=367210" data-title="High Spirits de Denis Martindale" data-description="High spirits made the zebra leap, For joy within his soul Was something precious he could keep, If he let slip control... Within a crowd, where he felt safe, No tension spoilt his day... And in these moments, living faith Cast all his doubts aw..."></div> </div> </div>

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