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I am a Painting.(poetry)(Poem)

Quadrant

| July 01, 2005 | Chandler, David | COPYRIGHT 2005 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
I AM A PAINTING 
 
   My life these days is like a pale gray room 
   straight out of Vilhelm Hammershoi 
   the Danish painter (early 1900s) 
   inspired by pale gray rooms, 
   half-empty landscapes, milky northern skies. 
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