The Eye

August 22, 2015 FrederickArt, Buying, Gallery, Look, Mondays Finish the Story, Money, Oversee, Painting, Photograph, Picture, Poetry, Potrait, Sales, Sight, View

(C) Barbara W. Beacham. Mondays Finish the Story (MFtS), Aug 17, 2015. This photo brings you to the challenge page. Hosted by Barbara W. Beacham.

I see absolutely everything

I observed my creator as he admired me

I witnessed him aging and fading

I watched burly men handle me

I looked as they set me on a huge white wall

For all to see, and with all in my view

Then a man came and scrutinized me

I peered back

I oversaw money exchanging hands

Then they put me in brown paper

and I saw no more

Word count: 68

10 thoughts on “The Eye”

babso2you says:

What am I came to mind as I read your poem Frederick. Nicely done! I changed the link up for you because it pointed to the MFtS page instead of yours. Thanks again for your contribution to the Mondays Finish the Story challenge and be well my friend… ^..^

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August 22, 2015 at 4:14 am Reply
1. Frederick says:
  
  Oops! I must have pasted the wrong link! Thanks, Barbara!
  
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  August 22, 2015 at 7:26 pm Reply
  1. babso2you says:
    
    No big deal my friend….
    
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    August 23, 2015 at 6:15 am
Priceless Joy says:

I love this Fred! I think this is wonderful and I mean that!

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August 22, 2015 at 7:49 am Reply
Professor VJ Duke says:

How interesting. Like it lots. And spooky–that eye.

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August 23, 2015 at 12:48 am Reply
1. Frederick says:
  
  Thanks Duke!
  
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  August 23, 2015 at 1:41 am Reply
tnkerr says:

Bought and sold like a piece of art. An unappreciated piece of art though if he’s still wrapped in paper. Probably shoved to the back of a closet somewhere?
I like what you did here.

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August 24, 2015 at 5:06 am Reply
1. Frederick says:
  
  Thanks tnkerr! I’m not really well versed in the arts paintings sphere but is it common for art pieces to be underappreciated?
  
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  August 24, 2015 at 10:17 am Reply
  1. tnkerr says:
    
    I think I have to say yes. It can be quite common. What I see as art you may see as rubbish. Or vice versa. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I could go on but I won’t. Thanks Frederick – I still say this is a good story.
    
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    August 24, 2015 at 10:32 am
thecoastalquill says:

Excellent… very clever response to the prompt!!

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August 24, 2015 at 5:54 am Reply

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