<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367777" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Sentinel</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">As if he were a statuette, <br>The meerkat struck a pose, <br>Without a frown, without a fret, <br>Serene with upturned nose...<br>He was like some superhero, <br>Cape blowing in the breeze, <br>While he stood firm, looked high and low, <br>With no thought to appease...<br>The meerkat was the Sentinel -<br>The first to raise alarm, <br>Called on to be reliable, <br>So others could stay calm...<br>He was the Captain in control, <br>The General standing guard, <br>The Brigadier whose heart and soul<br>Kept vigil long and hard.<br>The Sentinel's experience<br>Helped others take their ease<br>And through maintained resilience, <br>He stood steadfast for peace.<br>One meerkat can make the difference! <br>A hero through and through...<br>If he can take a noble stance, <br>Then why on Earth can't you! ? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting<br>by Stephen Gayford called 'The Sentinel'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">More Stephen Gayford poems: <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=367777" data-title="The Sentinel de Denis Martindale" data-description="As if he were a statuette, The meerkat struck a pose, Without a frown, without a fret, Serene with upturned nose... He was like some superhero, Cape blowing in the breeze, While he stood firm, looked high and low, With no thought to appease...."></div> </div> </div>

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