Here's a higher resolution version of the painting: http://i.imgur.com/ogld5jp.jpg

After a looooong international shipment and some hard questions by customs it finally arrived!

My awesome Santa had stalked me a bit and discovered my love for ponies, then surprised me by asking for my favourite poem.

Unsuspecting, I replied with "Der Panther" by German poet Rainer Maria Rilke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Panther_(poem)

And now it's here: A commissioned artwork, painted by Cheryl Sorg, depicting Rainbow Dash as a visitor at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, with an English translation of the famous poem beneath.

Thank you, awesome Santa! This will get a place of honour on my wall.