Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted May 17, 2018

Chapters:

...4 5 -6- 7...

Exceptional

free verse

A chapter in the book Paper Dolls and Toy Soldiers

Teaching the Apprentice

by michaelcahill

Per Mona Lisa con Amore Contest Winner 

Ahh ... master, it is exquisite the selection of colour the realistic tone the match-- near perfect I can almost see the cheek bone 'neath the shy blush oh ... I suppose it is finished now   No, no, not even begun don’t you see? realistic is not real how simplistic you make this all seem, my apprentice take heed, dear boy if cut, she must bleed if hurt, she must cry or, you see, boy, she will die   can you not see the charge that is mine? if the name is to be remembered a moment hence she must live right here on this canvas   but they sing your name in the streets, Master, and will, no doubt, long after ...   silence now, boy there, you see, the flesh it breathes, you see? she sees you now, the glint-- Yes! I'm not so sure she approves of you-- she's coy this one.   yes, yes, Master, I see they will say your name now then, surely long after ... longer than my imagination can fathom   my name? are you that foolish, boy? My name may be spoken by a passerby curious about an inscription on a crumbling stone     the name I want whispered to life is ...

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