Jan Oskar Hansen Poet Blank verse

A Woman of Substance

A woman of substance 
 
I`m sceptical of the Dutch
One of them stole my beloved
He was a painter
Made her beautiful on canvas 
And she fell in love
I wrote a poem on a torn 
Piece of paper-
And I’m not a Lutheran-
Nailed it on her door
The usual stuff of the aching heart
The painter got arthritis
 In his hands   
Could not hold a paint brush
She sent him to nursing home
And now she smiles at me

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Doug Vinson February 26, 2017 at 8:53 PM Kudos, Jan - this was funny. : ) Jan Oskar Hansen March 4, 2017 at 7:28 AM thank you, Doug Vinson

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 26, 2017 at 3:37 PM This is an excellent piece of poetry! My word, a movie couldn't do justice to the story you have told in only a few lines. A seven and a fave! Awesome Jan. xomo Jan Oskar Hansen March 4, 2017 at 7:29 AM thank you, Maureen McGreavy