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Open Poetry #36

Portrait 1916

Huan Yi
Member Ascendant

since 2004-10-12

Posts 6688
Waukegan

0 posted 2005-12-19 06:55 PM

Being born plain
With nothing
Though young
In the mirror
To recommend her

It must have come
As something of a surprise
To be asked to pose

For what was it then
That this artist saw
Yet still in a face
Nearly worn to frown

By the day to day drudgeries
Losses to life as it is

Who did he see
Yet worth the paint on his canvas
That pink on lines like scars
As ran from the eyes

Or would cause any man
She would never know
To pause and remember sadly

Such stolidly resigned
Surrendered features
Again with the ink from his pen

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2005-12-19 07:06 PM

another finely lined portrait write, John

Kaoru

Member Elite

since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

2 posted 2005-12-20 05:28 PM

Indeed. Wonderfully written.

Drauntz
Member Elite

since 2007-03-16

Posts 2905
Los Angeles California

3 posted 2007-05-01 03:22 PM

Blueskaya? or Bluestarin?

beautiful poem comes from beautiful portrait.

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

4 posted 2007-10-28 07:02 PM

enjoyed

ARCTIC WIND

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