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ART AND THE MODERN ARTIST


observing art in my older years
i am often left bewildered
no matter the media i must search hi and low
here and there and even far and farther
in order to find art that imparts
feelings of pleasure and pleasantness

where are the stories about taking mom for a walk
along the seashore hand in hand as she tells you
of younger years when she'd sneak out the house
to go dance the mambo rhumba and cha cha cha

or the day in a secluded forest clearing
a warm sun and drifting clouds above
wild flowers and wilder grass below
you and marline toss all clothing then
run and play in the valley of our lord

surely there's a well told tale about sheila
the clerk from jake's records who is now sitting
next to you on a beanbag loveseat
in your first apartment as the stereo plays
"....incense and peppermint meaningless nouns
turn on tune in turn your eyes around...."

surely there are such tales out there somewhere
inside someone isn't there?