Perusal.

                                      Norman Rockwell.


ABC WEDNESDAY 
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Letter 'P'

PERUSAL.

Portly person, plebian taste,

With a 'Pollock'-type painting faced.

Stands and cogitates a while

Working-out the artist's style.

Thinks himself quite educated,

But finds that he's intimidated!

Stands bemused and full of doubt

Knowing he must work it out!

Maybe these are coloured stars!

Should he hunt about for Mars?

Maybe it's flowers in a bed!

He thinks he rather likes the red.

He feels a certain sense of guilt

When likening it to a patchwork quilt!

Pieces of paper scattered round?

And snow? It's snowy, he'll be bound.

Now he seeks some satisfaction

By turning his thoughts toward abstraction.

Greed? Enthusiasm? Strife?

Something like 'Taking a Chance on Life'?

He knows a comment is expected;

Now the work has been dissected........

At the risk of sounding rather quaint

He finally says

'I know! It's PAINT!'

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