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Revise my poem and placed " The Instructor"

The Instructor

                                              Oil painting is my passion
                                            Perfect setting, I do possess
                                             She’s instructing the class
                                                        I’m inspired 
                                               Brushes flow effortlessly
                                                “The instructor”  I, dub

                                            Everyone is enthusiastic when
                                            The county fair comes around 
                                              Delicious food is consumed
                                           Buying wares that are for sale
                                            Admiring all the sorts of arts 
                                             Animal exhibits and Rodeo
                                     Music concert always packed and loud 
                                         Parents attempt to keep track of
                                     Children that run from place to place 
                                        To get in line for the carnival rides 

                                            But the art contest is the one
                                             I am excitedly searching for
                                           So many entries are on display
                                               I look anxiously for mine
                                                    So many I exam
                                           Worthy of 1st place blue ribbon
                                      I'm really starting to get discouraged
                                                  Ashamed I’m feeling
                                                   As I keep searching
                                                 Just around the corner
                                               There on the bottom row
                                                     “The instructor”
                                             I see my painting on display
                                      A first place blue ribbon on its frame
                                               To my silent excitement
                                           My body calms with elated joy
                                            A smile I can’t seem to erase
                       I stand there and admire the big blue ribbon on the frame
   
  1/8/2015

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Phyllis Babcock

Date: 6/12/2017 4:35:00 PM

Congrats on your poem being featured. love phyl

Bill Yates

Date: 1/12/2015 10:50:00 AM

Great painting. Nice description.

Eve Roper
Date: 1/12/2015 11:23:00 AM

Thank you for your visit, Bill, and your compliment. Blessings to you sir

Tim Smith

Date: 1/10/2015 7:51:00 AM

I love the painting that accompanies this beautiful poem... Hugs Tim

Eve Roper
Date: 1/10/2015 8:00:00 AM

Thank you, Tim, she is one of my favorites, that I kept. Hugs eve

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/9/2015 8:14:00 AM

You are a talented painter and poet Eve!

Eve Roper
Date: 1/9/2015 8:48:00 AM

Thank you, Richard. Blessings sir hugs eve

Jan Allison

Date: 1/8/2015 6:29:00 PM

I remember commenting on this before Eve simply because of the stunning stunning picture you painted not only on a frame but in words - you are a brilliant poet but you are an amazing artist - am in total awe of your talents my friend- 7 faves totally awesome!!!! hugs Jan xxx

Eve Roper
Date: 1/8/2015 8:19:00 PM

Look at the poems Roosevelt Elk, God’s Little Children,Sweet Smiles Of Innocents, Our Savior Is Born, I wrote. All the paintings our my work,” Our Savior Is Born” is a copy of an old artist. I have a habit of posting my work on facebook then after a week or two I take them off.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 8:12:00 PM

that's odd! Hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:10:00 PM

When you submit a poem to a contest I think the sponsor can only see the actual written words and not the image - I remember the image so vividly - do you have any on the web I could could look at? the image of the flower the artist and the 2 pics of the baby are ingrained in my mind that's why i remembered I'd seen it before!!! hugs jan xxx

Eve Roper
Date: 1/8/2015 7:05:00 PM

Jan, you are so awesome; I love your inspiring comment. I noticed my poem didn't go into the contest last night, I just figured that it was because of the painting. But I am totally glad because I rewrote almost all, the top two paragraphs and I do like what I wrote. Bless you sweet friend