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Fine Art – POEM

picture frame

Blank canvas, no paint.
Except:
Once we enter,
That canvas is never clean; never white,
Every day changes its surface,
Fine strokes, aggressive daubs,
Emptied buckets in rage, in lust,
Colours mixing,
An uncertain finish.

Only in parting, can the frame be applied
Step back and see what they were really made of,
As the paint dries one last time,
No acrylic, watercolours, pencil or ink,
Is it dark? Light? Or mixed?
We decide in part, the rest is hurled at us,
On a canvas never square, nor symmetrical,
No one knows quite how many sides,
There are,
In the gallery that never opens.

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23 thoughts on “Fine Art – POEM”

  1. thelonelyauthorblog June 21, 2016 — 11:11 PM

    Excellent. Great metaphor and images.

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      LionAroundWriting June 22, 2016 — 12:19 AM

      Cheers, thanks for all your feedback.

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  2. moonskittles June 21, 2016 — 7:44 PM

    I really like the metaphor here. I love that we enter without “paint” – to me that is no agenda, just live life as it comes. Embrace it, fight with it, and keep it.
    wondeRful 😉

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      LionAroundWriting June 21, 2016 — 7:56 PM

      I like your interpretation, thank you.

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      1. moonskittles June 21, 2016 — 7:57 PM

        🙂 🙂 Yay! welcome 🙂

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  3. kernerangelina June 21, 2016 — 6:44 PM

    A cool addition to your other work.

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  4. Miss Gentileschi June 21, 2016 — 6:30 PM

    Woo-Hoo! Terrific, Lion!! Spoken from my soul…

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  7. babbitman June 21, 2016 — 11:19 AM

    Very nice. Suddenly inspired to throw one together myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
    https://babbitman.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/still-life/

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      LionAroundWriting June 21, 2016 — 6:55 PM

      Nice one, I’ll check it out 🙂

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  9. Chris Green June 21, 2016 — 6:03 AM

    A fine verse, Lion. Nice work!

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  11. hbhatnagar June 21, 2016 — 2:06 AM

    Thought of a six word story on this! 😀

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      LionAroundWriting June 21, 2016 — 2:16 AM

      Haha I’m glad, writing begets writing 🙂

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      1. hbhatnagar June 21, 2016 — 3:54 AM

        It’s set up for tonight, with props for you. 🙂

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