Not quite a masterpiece!! C. J. Black.

~ Chris Black ~The Poet's Poet~

Nice and easel(y) does it.

What really made the Mona Lisa smile?
This is a subject that has perplexed me for quite a while
When de Vinci took his brush in hand
Had he this vision already planned?

Also tell me how was Shakespeare so prolific?
Did he always set out with thoughts specific?
Is he as much read today as he was heretofore?
Or do this present generation consider him a total bore?

Lennon, McCartney, Jagger, Cohen, Dylan et al
The modern day poets whose words millions can recall
Wordsmiths, who paint pictures for the modern age
In which golden oldies I know of continue to engage.

Major artists with a brush and quill
Continue to paint, musical pictures and expose a perfect still
There will always be a market for the classic painting I propose
And as I sit here writing this, I’m wishing a classic pop song I could compose.

Alas poor Yoric this time, that is not to be
But to write a poem – now there is a possibility
My writing, will never make me a millionaire
But once I’m rich in words do I really care?

I will always try to paint a picture interwoven with such words –
That someone someday might just compare them to that of the Bards.

C. J. Black∁β
12/09/2013 17:00:46

Published by Chris Black ~The Poet's Poet~

The published and unpublished manuscripts of Chris Black. A writer from Wexford, Chris has been writing and publishing poetry for over quarter of a century. September 2016 saw his dream come to fruition with the publication of his first book of Poetry and Short Stories titled Same Train, Different Track. Preferred reading - Autobiographies, the history of the native American Indian and a vast array of poetry books. Continues to write by day and night by giving the sawdust a shake which in turn awakens the grey matter. - has an eclectic taste in music, spent 16 happy years as a radio presenter in a part time capacity while "slaving" away at the coal face now enjoying all that retirement has to offer and more. Tweets @CJBlack2012, on Soundcloud @ https://soundcloud.com/the-poets-poet-1 youtube @Chris Black-poetry-spoken word. You can find his "work" at https://chrisblack2012.wordpress.com If you do happen to drop by do let him know your thoughts, who you are and where you come from - He will in time also pay you a return visit. Thank you.

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