Original
My new girl friend worked at a hospital
As a nurse's aide,
She asked me to meet someone she really liked
And I said " yes" !
An older gent with white hair,
Very gracious and well spoken,
He made you feel like a friend
This was no run of the mill geezer !
My girl friend said to the old gent
Show Doug some of your art
He was hesitated at first
But showed me his pencil art !
He showed me pencil sketches of various things
Like nature, animals and buildings,
They were good, very good,
And he smiled and said, " thankyou" !
But Bette said, show Doug your very best one,
He reached down at the boom drawer
And showed me a pencil drawing of Jesus,
Perfect details with amazing eyes !
Listen friend, this gentleman
Was one cut above,
All his pencil art was first class
He sketched from memory, not from copies !
Imagine for a moment
A beautiful drawing of Jesus
He died shortly of cancer
But now saw the original !
About this poem
The Master Painter
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Written on August 02, 2022
Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on August 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 920 |
Words | 192 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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