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The Empty Canvas

A broken wing A wounded spirit The only desire of surreal black nights Holding you in the dark I was born with a broken heart A child with dreams drowned in sorrows One arrow to tear the canvas Palette of colors in black and white A Painter who never was

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Date: 2/13/2016 2:45:00 PM
un peintre poétique
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/13/2016 6:13:00 PM
Merci Etienne!
Date: 12/6/2014 10:01:00 AM
Very nicely penned Arthur....an image of abstract art..
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Date: 12/5/2014 10:13:00 PM
A fine empty canvas my friend. "One arrow to tear the canvas" That one line makes it great , and the other lines are top notch as well. Super 7 on this one..
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Date: 11/30/2014 9:06:00 AM
The arrow proves to be an effective brush!
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Date: 11/29/2014 7:54:00 AM
Wow painting in words Arthur n that's a great one! Wonderful expressions!
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 11/29/2014 10:35:00 PM
Thank you so much!!!!! :)
Date: 11/29/2014 6:21:00 AM
You are a painter of words my friend...cheers
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 11/29/2014 10:34:00 PM
Or a drinker of words, cheers x happyhour
Date: 11/29/2014 1:34:00 AM
This is lovely--made me wish for more! Especially liked: "A child with dreams drowned in sorrows One arrow to tear the canvas" Victoria
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 11/29/2014 10:33:00 PM
I wish all women said that too me!!! LOL Thanks so much!!!

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