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I Hang My Painting

I Hang my Painting The people walk on by and look My life is hanging on the hook Every look they find an angle Nothing simple, life a tangle A life, the process that we need From time to time it leads to bleed The shadow change is after us A better person we are thus Our paintings hang on the display Some stand to look, some walk away We cannot change our life painting All we do is choose the framing I write here smiling in your face and hope you notice this word space - iambic tetrameter-

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Betty Janko

Date: 8/16/2016 10:05:00 AM

Dear James, I find the rhyming easy but I do get the meters mixed up at times. This is a very nice poem and has a wonderful message about human nature, hope, and inspiration. Well done my friend. Betty

Just James
Date: 8/16/2016 1:42:00 PM

Thank you for the kind words Betty

Jan Allison

Date: 8/9/2016 7:08:00 AM

I struggle with meter James - your lines made me smile:-) hugs Jan xx

Just James
Date: 8/9/2016 11:53:00 PM

Thank you very much Jan

Jean Murray

Date: 8/8/2016 5:32:00 AM

I sit here smiling James.

Just James
Date: 8/8/2016 10:34:00 AM

O good! Thanks my friend!

Daniel Turner

Date: 8/2/2016 6:21:00 AM

I really like the substance of the write. "We cannot change our life painting all we do is choose the framing" A wonderful poetic observation! James it's worth A7.

Just James
Date: 8/2/2016 6:34:00 AM

Thank you very much Daniel

Ronald Kent

Date: 8/2/2016 5:58:00 AM

Great read, I want to check this out.

Just James
Date: 8/2/2016 6:33:00 AM

Always welcome!