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AN ARTIST'S PLEA, by                    
First Line: Each life conceived since birth of man
Last Line: For us, near the end of the road.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Prayer


Each life conceived since birth of man,
Within each sphere an artist be,
With brush or pen or labor's hand
Or low or fair or high degree.

Hold back the curtain, Oh Master,
I've loitered so long at thy feet;
Day follows day so much faster,
My work I may never complete.

I've sketched so long at the easel,
Life's characters studied with care,
Comparing the good with the evil,
The stormy and ways that are fair.

So many by-paths to travel;
So many lilt songs in review;
Now to my tasks without cavil,
My long delayed duties pursue.

Now that my stroke is more certain,
My pictures of life are more true,
Oh Master, hold back the curtain,
So many things yet would I do.

Withold the curtain, Oh Master,
The veil of life's mortal abode:
Day follows day so much faster
For us, near the end of the road.





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