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16 05 2009

lines from “The Painter’s Game” (a poem by Janelle Morehart)

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lines from The Painter’s Game

by Janelle Morehart

…What of the painter?
What of him indeed
Poor painter
You strive so hard
And in the end you get nothing
But you’re happy
Forever happy
Like this is a great joke
People love the paintings
Therefore they love you
And every feeling they feel for the art
Passion, lust, love or whatever else they may feel
It will be all for you
But they’ll never know
It will be our secret
Just you and me
Our little secret
We’ll call it the Painter’s Game
A funny little joke it is
The whole world has been played
Without ever knowing
What a funny game it is
The Painter’s Game

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One Response to “lines from “The Painter’s Game” (a poem by Janelle Morehart)”

  1. von says:
    June 14th, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    So as they say that there’s no money in painting and being a musician too. I mean, i’s one’s passion, it makes the artists happy that no matter even if they don’t get money from it as long as they can paint. But you can’t pay the appreciation and admiration of the people who sees your work. It’s such an accomplishment. So most artists are poor.

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