The Gable ArtIst

The Gable ArtIst

By Paul McCann 

I was walking past a gable wall and something caught my eye .

A young man on a ladder painting heroes of times gone by .

Contemporary artworks for display there upon an old brick wall ,

but no one actually saw or heard , the artists among us all .

The streets have always had people who had an influence

using brush strokes confidently, a masters silent presence .

Seldom are these works ever sold , on brick walls that never fell .

The outstanding talent of street artists are alive and well .

With every chapter of life through decades that have come and gone ,

on concrete canvasses masterpieces still live on and on .

The words of the prophets are written upon the gable wall,

We’re strongest when we’re on our knees “ –

t’was moral for us all .

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