<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367315" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Leopard Sunset</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The leopard lingered in the sun<br>Almost at close of day, <br>With all its hours almost done<br>And fast to ebb away...<br>The leopard let his memories<br>Remind him now and then, <br>Because he knew each day must cease<br>When moonlight shone again.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This day had seen new life, new death, <br>That's how time passes by...<br>We understand while we draw breath<br>Until our final sigh...<br>The leopard knew his time was near, <br>Just like the sun above, <br>Yet leopards are not prone to fear, <br>That's why they still share love...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His cubs were waiting down below, <br>As he watched like a king...<br>To see time like a river flow<br>To outlive everything...<br>Some day his cubs would watch in turn, <br>As their cubs played a while...<br>With each new day something to learn...<br>Some joy to raise a smile...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>(July 2011/The poem is based on the <br>magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford <br>called 'Leopard Sunset'.)</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=367315" data-title="Leopard Sunset de Denis Martindale" data-description="The leopard lingered in the sun Almost at close of day, With all its hours almost done And fast to ebb away... The leopard let his memories Remind him now and then, Because he knew each day must cease When moonlight shone again. This day had se..."></div> </div> </div>

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