<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367903" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Wild At Heart</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The lion listened as the breeze<br>Passed gently on each side<br>And on the ground he took his ease, <br>Enjoying all supplied, <br>As if this hour was a gift, <br>A time-out if he stayed, <br>As if to give his heart a lift<br>As long as he delayed...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Though wild at heart and strong and brave<br>And fast upon his feet, <br>He took the gift that God then gave<br>For peace like this seemed sweet...<br>A shift from darkness to the light, <br>Contentment deep within, <br>Such that for now this time felt right, <br>Enough to make him grin...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The lion listened, heartbeat slow, <br>His muscles not so tense, <br>Beneath the sunshine's gentle glow<br>With all its dividends...<br>Then suddenly, he roared aloud, <br>Reminding us at length, <br>That he, of course, was mighty proud<br>And still quite full of strength! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, June 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Wild At Heart'. </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=367903" data-title="Wild At Heart de Denis Martindale" data-description="The lion listened as the breeze Passed gently on each side And on the ground he took his ease, Enjoying all supplied, As if this hour was a gift, A time-out if he stayed, As if to give his heart a lift As long as he delayed... Though wild at ..."></div> </div> </div>

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