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Vignette-Life Begins At Forty

Travellor,painter,plant explorer With her coloured-filled fauna and flora- With ambition to display for public view A bequest to house them at Royal Kew. Now readily available,to me and you Tribute to an extraordinary artist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_North

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 8/16/2009 2:07:00 PM
A beautiful tribute to a deserving artist's work, Sincerely Moses
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Date: 8/15/2009 11:47:00 PM
How right you are, Brian. I checked out this artist's work and it is superior in quality. Beautiful tribute to her efforts! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/15/2009 7:49:00 AM
Extraordinary is right! Her flora artwork, was as true to life as a photograph......another artist I had never heard about until your poem. Thank you once again for the lesson in artists and their works. Carrie
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Date: 8/15/2009 7:36:00 AM
Does life really begin at forty...if so I am in for a heck of a ride..LOL...awesome writing brother.
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Date: 8/15/2009 6:05:00 AM
a great poem, my husband is 39 also this year so this will make his day too, God bless from diane
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