She gazed on me through pale blue eyes,
Sweet lady in the frame,
Her beauty caught in a flash of time,
Fair damsel without name,
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wonderfully penned lines. nice story embedded. must say I enjoyed it a lot. thanks for sharing. voted 10
A life is a painting. You had time to see it. Precisely said it’s on this earth The painting of words was a great Masterpiece.
this is a wonderful poem. i really liked it. last stanza is the best. thanks for sharing. take care
Poignant simile. The last stanza tells it all ringing far beyond this simple poem. Life is like that work of art, Painted in shades of leaven, Focusing on the untold riches, On earth and not in Heaven. Both beauty and life are fleeting, but the true treasure lies in heaven the eternal destination.
wonderful simile Life is like that work of art, Painted in shades of leaven lovely portrait, very well written poem 10
The last verse sold the poem in this art come beauty poem written with a touch of class..top clas I might add givingthe reader a story too+++++10 regards
Thought for a moment it was going to turn out to be the 'Mona Lisa'. but as I read on I realised that her attributes were nothing like the said character. Nicely woven with a lovely storyline. Love and hugs Ernestine XXX
Captured on canvas the masters touch that held you in a trance twas not the baubles that she wore it was the sad and lonely glance
Beautifully rhymed and good advice to take away and think about - - 10 Fay
Wonderful rhythm, rhyme and captivating images too! Your message rings so true and I commend you for this fine poem. 10 Karin
never trust things beatiful.. :) . im only playing, but at the same time, slewfoot finds his way in through eyes... aweosme poem
Soft expression of love and beauty with full passion of regret in a form of a dirge.10
The question is how long is a piece of string. My honest thoughts are this version deserves a 10++ Maybe reading the other version was VERY dynamic the first time round. I liked the first one more although this version is still very good
beautiful allegory...well painted by words captivating as described...but you forgot to bid for the pictures..how sad....10
Lovely poem Alf, I really enjoyed the descriptions and your rhythm throughout the poem was spot on, overall it was an entrancing read which spoke right to the heart and lingered deeply in the mind, nice work,10.
golden words and i sure love the way you put this poem togther it made me touch the words and feel it throught my heart amazing writing please never stop.