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Open Poetry #3

I Wish I Were an Artist

John Yaws
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 860
Texas

0 posted 1999-11-02 10:42 PM

I Wish I Were an Artist

I wish I were an artist-
With canvas, palette, brush
I'd like to paint a tapestry
Depicting such as us.

You ladies in your studios-
Or maybe with the flowers
You water with your teardrops
In the lonely midnight hours

As you handle faded photographs
Of other, better years-
When futures were far brighter
Your cheeks uncarved by tears.

When life stretched out before you
A flower bordered road-
And not a rugged mountain trail
To climb with heavy load.

Perhaps 'twas children's laughter
Or with your lover that-
You whiled away your hours-
Instead of dogs or cats.

Your heart perhaps was tender
Your laughter swift, and gay
And smiles enhanced your beauty
So careworn on this day...

Or maybe men just like myself
Who look back cross the years
Of tragedy and heartache
And bitter sighs and tears.

To days when we could see ourselves
As stalwarts, strong and tall
Before we had discovered
Just how easily we fall.

Before our hearts betrayed us
Before we realized-
The way we saw ourselves was but-
A weak facade of lies.

If I were but an artist-
With nerve enough to paint
The truth about our feeble lives
'Twould prove a picture quaint.

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 1999-11-02 10:46 PM

You have created a masterpiece! Thank you!

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Denise

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

2 posted 1999-11-02 10:49 PM

I already think you are an artist GS

Watcher666
Senior Member

since 1999-10-13

Posts 1606

3 posted 1999-11-03 01:23 AM

Fabulous!

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Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 1999-11-03 09:16 PM

GS you may not call yourself a artist, but the rest of us do. Thank you.

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2004-04-25 05:19 PM

wow...a sure beauty of a write here...straight from the heart

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