<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367402" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Night Watchman</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The leopard's eyes scanned left and right, <br>As sunshine faded fast, <br>For soon would come the moon and night, <br>When one more day had past<br>And eyes must now be on alert<br>With instincts borne to bear, <br>In case there was a need to spurt, <br>Escaping fast elsewhere...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The leopard's eyes were cooling down<br>As twilight gathered close, <br>As clear blue skies turn somewhat brown<br>And brilliant sunshine goes...<br>The air has felt a sudden chill<br>That creatures know full well...<br>The moon ascends on yonder hill<br>And casts its silver spell...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The leopard's eyes observe the scene, <br>The scene he's seen before, <br>The coming of the in-between, <br>The timing ever sure...<br>Night watchman, waiting, instincts taut, <br>Aware of everything, <br>Avoiding dangers as he ought, <br>That's how he's stayed the king...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Night Watchman II'. </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=367402" data-title="Night Watchman de Denis Martindale" data-description="The leopard's eyes scanned left and right, As sunshine faded fast, For soon would come the moon and night, When one more day had past And eyes must now be on alert With instincts borne to bear, In case there was a need to spurt, Escaping fast..."></div> </div> </div>

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