The Artist

Indeed he is an artist

though he has no paints or brush

he has never sketched a sunset

nor drawn the oceans rush

he's never carved a masterpiece

from clay, nor rock, nor ice

and yet his artwork can be seen

his work is quite precise

he does not play an instrument

he cannot sing a note

No, its not the art of acting

'tis the words the poet wrote....

©  bj Smith 

aka shallimarRose 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Author's Note

Because you are! xo

Reviews

[ba_mcfarlane]

There is a magnificent cadence and rhyme to this. It is not callow, it reads with the full force of a seasoned and exceedingly talented muse. The keystone to this maturity and talent level is in the brevity. Less is always more. On the surface 'simple' takes a special muse, anyone can go on and on with purple prose. Frost and Giovanni and Dickinson all knew this, all worked like this, as do you. Wonderful work....I would not change a syllable.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you so much Scribbles.. (Brian).. I truly appreciate your reading and very nice review..
read moreThank you so much Scribbles.. (Brian).. I truly appreciate your reading and very nice review..

[Tom]

How true, the pen is mightier than the sword! So just proves how captivating a good poet/poetess can be!

A terrific epilogue, Shallimar Rose!

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Tom.. I actually have a poem somewhere called the pen is mightier then the sword... lol Glad you enjoyed.. shallimarRose

[ron]

This was so wonderful Rose. An amazing write. I can honestly say that this gave me my first smile for the day, and I have so few smiles lately so this is one i will treasure greatly. Thank you.

[shallimarRose]

WEll thank you Ron.. Its nice to be someones first smile... Have a wonderful Sunday and week.. xo

[That1Nerd23]

Bravo! This is marvelous!

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Jessa for reading.. shallimarRose

[That1Nerd23]

You're welcome, Dear.(:

[Simon Welsh]

Poetic ;) I love this poem.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Elliott... It's been shelved in 8 libraries and thats such an honor for me.. Have a lovely Sunday.. xo

[Pax]

I believed everyone has the heart of an artist, often times we just don't see it...
very nice piece....

[shallimarRose]

Well, I am not sure everyone has the heart of an artist.. but many that do cannot see it that's true.. Thank you for reading Pax... shallimarRose

[Pax]

most welcome :)

[Poetic Beauty]

A true poet can spring life into words and make the dance feel and turn colors all while pouring off emotion. This is done with great thought.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Poet. I appreciate your words also.. shallimarRose

[Mark]

nicely put together! Enjoyed reading.

[shallimarRose]

Thanks again Mark..

[Glen]

Perfect cadence and flow in your work; you have a gift for bringing words to emotional life. thank you.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you for reading Glen.. shallimarRose

[Larry Dyson]

really good piece of prose Bj..I love tall Masted ships...and yes we do fashion our master pieces from words and thoughts as all artists do... well crafted Artist Lady

[shallimarRose]

Thank you for reading and the nice review Laury. I am always honored to have you read from my pages. shallimarRose

[B-poet]

A very distinctive & profound way with words this artist has cleverly wrote. Great work Rose. An epic write & read. :)

[shallimarRose]

Thank you very much Brian.. I always like to hearing what you think.. xo