Wheel Appeal

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supplied the vintage illustration

WHEEL APPEAL

(A Very Short Story)

Tom and I met a couple of twins

Josephine and Alice;

He's a chap who always wins 

(Said without any malice.)

But I was the man with a set of wheels,

So Tom became the spectator.

Despite his anger and appeals,

I shouted out 'See you later!'

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THE EFFECT

Was Van Gogh short-sighted? I'd really like to know.

His 'Starry Night' reminds me of the way I saw the glow

Before my sight was rectified by a cataract operation,

When stars, for me, were always a fuzzy illumination!

I always thought great blossoms filled up the midnight sky

For everybody else as well.......crysanthemums on high!

I now see stars as pinpricks, sharp etchings on the dark,

Not hazy balls of brilliance surrounding a central spark!

But when I see this painting I feel a certain pain.

That beauty's gone for ever, it will never be mine again.

Did the artist just imagine this? It does intrigue me so.

Was Van Gogh short-sighted? I'd really like to know.

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