<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367477" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Regal</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Within that blaze of golden frame<br>The regal lion glared, <br>For everybody knew his name<br>And everybody stared...<br>For there he was, in majesty, <br>Their sovereign king and more, <br>The master of their destiny, <br>Of that you can be sure...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He held their very lives at hand, <br>One bite could bring a halt..<br>It's true, in stature, he looked grand, <br>Yet ruthless to a fault.<br>Those eyes had seen each war he'd won, <br>Each battle as it raged..<br>Though now, beneath that gentle sun, <br>His wrath seemed somehow caged...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Behold this awesome mighty beast, <br>His handsome lion face, <br>Kings claim the most and not the least, <br>The lion's share embrace, <br>You may be strong, you may succeed, <br>Your will may never bend! <br>But while he's king and king indeed, <br>Beware, take care, my friend...</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 'Regal'.</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=367477" data-title="Regal de Denis Martindale" data-description="Within that blaze of golden frame The regal lion glared, For everybody knew his name And everybody stared... For there he was, in majesty, Their sovereign king and more, The master of their destiny, Of that you can be sure... He held their ve..."></div> </div> </div>

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