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Picture Perfect Town

We’ve long admired the masterpiece dwellings Contained by the picture perfect town, And at last inquired what they were selling But there was not a soul to be found. We parked in front of a fine art store That displayed a wondrous collection, And noticed the freshly painted door Though its panes shone without reflection. We saw Rockwell patrons standing inside That removed each of our apprehensions, But then I couldn’t push the door aside Because it was drawn in one dimension. I grabbed my wife as she was fainting, And then reflected as she calmed down. Why are we always fooled by a painting Of every picture perfect town?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 2/5/2014 10:22:00 AM
The village I live in really is the stuff of chocolate box pictures when the roads are quiet on a Sunday morning. Come Monday morning when the cars are back , Those narrow roads are a nightmare. I loved this poem.
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Date: 2/5/2014 7:17:00 AM
It's our search for this perfection that we find our real space.
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Date: 2/2/2014 2:39:00 PM
This is a beautiful poem with a nice twist at the end. It made me chuckled a bit. I wanted to read more. Nicely done.
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