The Artist

Draw me a picture that depicts my story

Start with the background of a summer city,

Warm for almost the entire year

Outline the old houses that look so pretty,

Use shading for the wide bitumen streets

Add colour for the cars that make the city look busy

White for the sand and blue for the ocean

Show the glorious views and a wind that’s breezy.

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Picture me discovering I’m eight weeks pregnant

Use bold colour to show my excitement and joy,

Outline the months that passed too quickly

Blacken the hysterical birth of my tiny baby boy,

He arrived too early and I almost lost him

Overshadow the illness determined to destroy,

Contour the little fighter so determined to live

Brighten the colour of Ramon playing with his toys.

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Continue to outline and colour the ongoing years

Enjoying the time it’s just Ramon and I alone,

Add in pinks and blues as I am once again pregnant

Sketch through all the months my tummy has grown,

Carefully shadow the pain and intensity of labour

Colour all blue as my baby has the male chromosome,

Cross hatch the entire picture with the love I am feeling

Blend all the colours as I take my new son, Jye, home.

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Finish off the picture with lots of fun colours

As my life as a Mother is now complete,

I love how you have drawn my two gorgeous boys

Surrounded by my love in a picture so very unique,

The shading, blending and tonal depictions

Show your professional and artistic technique,

Now remove your pencil from the elaborate scene

The drawings of my boys’ birth fills the entire sheet.

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