Beautifully

Cherry

By seashore

Thu, 24 Feb 2011
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18 comments
 

One man
born without arms
held the brush
between his teeth
and painted

beautifully

Another man
partially-sighted
from birth
painted from his
mind's eye

beautifully

One lady
semi-paralysed
due to a stroke
painted
left-handed

beautifully

and I
the teacher
often felt
I could not paint
at all.

Certificate U
Poem
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Beeme on
This is really moving and you've painted the scene in words very beautifully. Beeme xx

k.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
No comment of mine could do those of whom you speak more justice, Coral, than the narrator herself, of this beautiful poem. Tina;-)

 

Submitted by seashore on
Beeme & Tina - your words mean a lot. Thank you both.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
A wonderful poem telling of those who are less fortunate than us and yet wonderfully talanted. Jenny.

 

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you Jenny - yes I have met some very inspirational people through my past work who indirectly helped me later on in life.

Submitted by ashb on
calm and honest one to slow us down thanks

ashb

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on
once again it's the sparing use of words that makes this poem so good

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Hello seashore! Lovely and thought provoking. It's a shame you can't display your paintings here as well. I'm sure a Cherry would appear.
ScoZen

Submitted by fatboy74 on
really like this seashore - agree with Insert, sparing in this case is more than good. :-)

 

Submitted by seashore on
Thank you for the thoughtful words, Ashb. Much appreciated.

Submitted by seashore on
Your feedback much appreciated as ever, insert.

Submitted by seashore on
That's nice of you ScoZen - you might be disappointed in my paintings though! Thank you for liking this, Fatboy, and letting me know you felt `spare' worked here. It means a lot. Thanks so much for cherries, Eds.

Submitted by JoseHdz on
really liked this poem. it was written beautifully :) especially enjoyed the honesty of the confession at the end. cheers, jose.

Submitted by seashore on
So glad you liked it jose and many thaks for letting me know - much appreciated.

Submitted by Geoffrey on
Well done! The whole work structured around one word most impressive and totally beyond my capabilities.

Submitted by seashore on
That's probably the nicest compliment you've ever given me for one of my pieces Geoff - also the most insightful. Thank you, I really appreciate it.

Submitted by seashore on
So nice to know someone is interested enough to read, never mind comment on, old pieces like this, md - so many thanks. Coral

Submitted by seashore on
:-)