Artistic Licence Poem by Denis Martindale

Do artists paint their diplomas,
Perchance to forge ahead?
Do they simply act as roamers
Wherever Fate has led?
And then to sit and sketch a scene,
As faithful as they should,
Then paint with red and blue and green
What's in the neighbourhood?

Or does it take some years to learn,
To master what's been taught?
Or just the talent to discern
Some innovative thought?
Or money earnt for canvasses,
Invested now and then?
Or random brush stroke flourishes,
Again and again and again?

I only know, the best are blessed,
They dedicate their all,
As if they seek to pass each test
To gain a miracle!
And so, give credit where it's due,
For artists everywhere,
Who daily share good things with you
Because they truly care!


Denis Martindale August 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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