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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS, by MRS HUNOLDSTEIN CHARLES
First Line: How like a canvas our lives are placed
Last Line: That the great master artist our lives may approve.
Subject(s): Art & Artists
First Line: How like a canvas our lives are placed
Last Line: That the great master artist our lives may approve.
Subject(s): Art & Artists
How like a canvas our lives are placed,
And by the Master's brush are traced.
Sometimes we see the sun shining so brightly,
Fleecy clouds float round us ever so lightly.
Our cup of joy is full to o'erflowing,
And only the silver lining is showing.
Again there are days filled with anguish and pain --
Long, dreary days with their unceasing rain,
When we yearn, oh, so keenly, for a tomorrow
That will bring kind relief from a heartbreaking sorrow.
But a picture must have shadows and lights to portray
The dream of the artist -- Lord grant that we may
Be submissive in sorrow and grateful for love,
That the Great Master Artist our lives may approve.
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