<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367538" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Snow Spirit</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The snow leopard crouched on the ground, <br>As silent as the grave...<br>And there he paused without a sound, <br>Another meal to crave...<br>His empty belly told him straight, <br>This was the perfect time, <br>Be vigilant, endure the wait...<br>No higher must you climb.<br>Beyond him was a subtle stone, <br>A boulder nothing more...<br>Yet shaped as though now not alone, <br>His camouflage felt sure.<br>The trap was set... his eyes alert, <br>His ears tuned in for clues...<br>His legs like springs to sprint and spurt<br>And chase away the blues.<br>An hour passed without a word, <br>No rustling on the breeze...<br>No song tune from a flying bird, <br>No buzzing from the bees.<br>Then all at once, quite sudden like, <br>A broken twig went crack! <br>He moved as if a lightning strike, <br>His brand new prey to track! <br>With leaps and bounds and sudden swerves, <br>The leopard lunged and pounced! <br>Yes, patience is a skill that serves<br>When hunger is announced.<br>Without new prey, the leopard dies...<br>The big cat feeds once more...<br>To some, this truth is never nice, <br>Yet such is Nature's Law...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Snow Spirit'. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Stephen Gayford poems can be viewed 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=367538" data-title="Snow Spirit de Denis Martindale" data-description="The snow leopard crouched on the ground, As silent as the grave... And there he paused without a sound, Another meal to crave... His empty belly told him straight, This was the perfect time, Be vigilant, endure the wait... No higher must you c..."></div> </div> </div>

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