Sunday, August 4, 2013

MAGPIE...Prompt #180


                           DRAWING HANDS/ 1948/ M.C. Escher


THANK YOU, Tess, at Magpie Tales...


SKETCHING

All art steals,
doesn't matter
who drew that smile first.

Hold it this way
and I can read Vermeer's mind,
skilled hands reaching into me,
weaving the gift anew.

Pulling a Daumier
from an etch-a-sketch,
perfecting my skill,
sculpting my thumb,
searching my hands,

finding a fingerprint
that proves it's me,
not guilty.

Grace is number one.
Reaching for my life,
sketching.



Copyright/ All rights reserved/ 2013

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33 comments:

  1. Tess KincaidAugust 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    Lovely, thoughtful write, Lyn...oh I used to spend hours with the Etch-A-Sketch...metaphorically, I still do...

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  2. Brian MillerAugust 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    smiles...all art is in the taking...stealing ideas...stealing images, borrowing identities...grace indeed, there in the end...smiles.

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  3. BerowneAugust 4, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Astute and insightful; well done.

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  4. doriAugust 4, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    As only a student of art can know. Well done! Loved it.

    D

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  5. LynAugust 4, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    Hi Tess-
    I too was talented on the etch-a-sketch...Thanks for this treat!

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  6. LynAugust 4, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    Hi Brian-
    Indeed, all in the taking, the absorbing..today without yesterday...nah! Thanks!

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  7. LynAugust 4, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    Hi Berowne-
    Thanks so much..this one was there! Escher helped...

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  8. LynAugust 4, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    Hi Laurie-
    So glad you feel this way..thank you!

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  9. LynAugust 4, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    Hi dori-
    Ars longa, vita brevis...without a doubt!! Many thanks...

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  10. KayAugust 5, 2013 at 2:48 AM

    loved the Vermeer reference....xx

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  11. LynAugust 5, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Hi Kay-
    Vermeer forever! Thanks so much...

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  12. HelenAugust 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    So much truth in this, Lyn. Beautifully composed .. the first stanza especially.

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  13. MargieAugust 5, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Oh this is wonderful!
    I can relate as I loved my Etch-a- sketch!
    Thanks for sharing :)

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  14. gautami tripathyAugust 5, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    We steal art in one form or the other....apt writing...

    existentialism

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  15. HelenaAugust 5, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    How amazing to put Vermeer and Etch-a-Sketch into the same poem and making it work fabulously. That's talent...!!

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  16. LynAugust 5, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Hi Helen-
    I really appreciate your lovely comment...thank you!

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  17. LynAugust 5, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    Hi Margie-
    Lots of fond memories for Etch-A-Sketch! Thanks so much...

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  18. LynAugust 5, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Hi gautami tripathy-
    Or borrow!..thanks for your comment...

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  19. LynAugust 5, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Hi Helena-
    What a nice comment! Much appreciated...

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  20. Silent Otto August 6, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    There is definitely a Promethean cost attached to stealing fire from the heavens.l..cheers Lyn

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  21. LynAugust 6, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Hi Kutamun-
    Did I do that? Paid up...thanks so much, Kutamun!!

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  22. UnknownAugust 6, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    Not guilty? (LOL?)

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  23. LynAugust 6, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    Hi Jerry-
    Absolutely!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  24. TrellissimoAugust 6, 2013 at 11:27 PM

    Read your poem more than once. Hope you approve.

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  25. LynAugust 7, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    Hi Trellissimo-
    And once more would be OK too! Thank you so much...

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  26. Kathe W.August 8, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    I guess we all do steal art- one way or another. Love the etch a sketch!

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  27. LynAugust 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM

    Hi Kathe W-
    We're just inspired by other's ideas! Etch-a-Sketch for all..thanks!

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  28. TruedessaAugust 8, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    lovely poem..but, now, I'm thinking about an Etch-A-Sketch.

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  29. LynAugust 8, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    Hi Truedessa-
    I hear that now there's a run on Etch-A-Sketch! Thanks...

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  30. MargaretAugust 8, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    Adore that first stanza. It's so true.

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  31. LynAugust 8, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    Hi Margaret-
    So nice to hear...thank you!

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  32. Carrie Van HornAugust 10, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Spoeken from a true artist of words....and like Tess an Etch-A-Sketch used to fill my time as a child....and our lives as artists and writers can be that way. Lovely writing Lyn. Hope all is well with you these days. :-)

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  33. LynAugust 10, 2013 at 4:43 PM

    Hi Carrie-
    Glad we all had the same Etch-A-Sketch childhood..thanks for stopping by...

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