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Pencil On Canvas

Get a pencil and a canvas, and draw these: A store with dresses hung And sandals arranged The owner of the store at the left, holding a bottle of Coke and putting bread into his mouth A child at the right, wearing a worn-out shirt, looking sadly at the store, touching his abdomen, barefooted Do not add any color for I see no beauty in it.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 1/9/2012 8:13:00 AM
An interesting way to paint a picture and very vivid! It makes us want to hold and feed the child as if he were our own.
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Date: 1/8/2012 9:31:00 PM
That is truly a sad picture especially when we live in a society with plenty- where are the hearts of compassion where is the rainbows of hope- do we close our eyes and our pockets when we see where we could make a difference? Love and blessings, Brenda
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