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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PRICE, by EMMA J. BEASLEY
First Line: I painted a picture in gladness
Last Line: Was the blood from a broken heart.
Subject(s): Beauty; Hearts; Paintings & Painters
First Line: I painted a picture in gladness
Last Line: Was the blood from a broken heart.
Subject(s): Beauty; Hearts; Paintings & Painters
I painted a picture in gladness
And goodly it looked to me,
But the beauty in it that thrilled me,
Alas! the world could not see.
I painted a picture in sadness
And the whole world called it art,
But the color I used to paint it
Was the blood from a broken heart.
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