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She Paints By Numbers

She paints freely Whenever she is around Then draws briefly Either a smile or frown She's good at building texture Less is more where it counts She paints by numbers When she's out and about She wears a smock So there's less of a mess But when it comes to abstract hearts No promises are kept Mistakes are hard to erase When using an angry oil base She paints by numbers Helping to cut to the chase She makes you feel Life is but surreal With you as her medium Nailed to her easel Using you as her landscape In her brushstrokes of give and take She paints by numbers The only way she can keep life straight

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Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 9/7/2017 7:35:00 AM

Love this! This is rich with imagery and thought tickling this artist's fancy. I don't believe poetry requires meaning so much as feeling, myself believing it is from feeling that meaning is derived. I see this as a portrait, her meaning to you well scribed.

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 9/6/2017 7:43:00 AM

I think she probably feels more secure painting by numbers and staying within the paint lines rather than being wild and abstract!~Che :)

Mike Hauser
Date: 9/6/2017 9:10:00 AM

Thank you Cheryl for all the reads!

Luis Estable

Date: 9/6/2017 7:39:00 AM

I did not get all this painting. I failed to see the whole picture and where this painting theme leads to. Some of the lines are poetic, but I could not go pass that. Thanks, Luis Estable

Hannah Borke
Date: 9/6/2017 11:20:00 AM

I'm also trying to figure this one out while giving it 100% of the doubt

Mike Hauser
Date: 9/6/2017 8:50:00 AM

Does there have to be a meaning to every poem?