Poem For A Young Artist

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behind her years

beyond her ears

WHERE  

laughter and tears

shouts and cheers

locks and gears

the domain

of loss and gain

TILTS

toweringly toward

the latter
    

but how are you graded?
    

and if you traded    

ten selfies for one true friend

you would get a better blend

of art and reality

of ha ha ha

and HAstility
 

behind and beyond

the eyes

lurks the big prize

but the true artist

can vary its size
    

and when walking

on the flying trapeze

know when 

NOT to sneeze
    

but ALWAYS

when to copyright
     

good night

sweet K

I've nothing

more to say

***

PAUL OLIVERIO

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Footnote

POEM FOR A YOUNG ARTIST

is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

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