Doodles

(a bit of fun)

Far from I to question why

you doodle on the hallway wall.

I understand the need to screed

all empty pages with the thoughts

I've caught throughout the passing day.

But smiley faces in black ink,

which glare and stare as I walk by,

that sit beneath our Monet dear,

it's clear they'll drive me soon to drink.

I have no wish for you to hide

your latent talent now turned bold.

In fact I pray I'll live to see

and reap the gold that it might bring.

Look for shadow, look for shade,

I fear these happy marks won't fade.

Before you park your new trade card

to greet me, could I ask you think,

to find a place where I can't see

their imprint quite so easily.

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

Seems as though you have a "would be Artist" perhaps a Grandson in your Family. I myself oil painted a tree with blossoms at the top of the Stair Case Wall to "surprise" my Mother-in-law when we lived in the upper level of her old and ancient home. That was when I was young and full of Energy with my first-born Son to entertain. I have since grown old and plan to take my Easel into the Meadow and Paint a Weeping Willow on my Canvas. Doodles are Great at any Age. gently, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Pat, An old poem and it was little Beth leaving smiley faces to greet people as they came through the front door. Plastered all over the walls. Endearing yes, but much better on paper. She now paints beautifully on canvas. Thank you for sharing your own artwork. Happy painting and many thank yous for dropping by.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

Awww .. so sweet… my neighbor years ago painted Murals on a few ceilings in her Home. She was an Art teacher. Lovely to know Your Beth is now an 👩‍🎨 Artist. Smiles…. Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Have a lovely weekend my friend. We are boating today :)

[Patricia Wedel]

Boating where Ripples of Contentment bring the sighs of Summertime. The breeze begins to sing 🎶 a Lullaby of memories that haunt our Reverie… Our Memorial Day weekend begins. Softly, Pat

[Beccy]

I just love this poem.

My son Charlie is eleven; he has one wall in his bedroom painted white and from an early age, (perhaps foolishly,) I allowed him free reign. Fascinating to see the progression from the childish scrawl and first attempt at a picture, a little box of a house with sun and sky above, to his current thoughts on the new iphone X, Which he keeps begging me to buy him for his next birthday, (no way, they are an outrageous price in my view!)

Eventually, but not just yet, the lick of paint will come. :))

Beccy.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Beccy, pleased to meet you. It's great you enjoyed the poem, just a bit of fun. I think if the doodles had been in her room, I probably wouldn't have noticed them amid the rest of the chaos in there, they were in the entrance hall, welcoming everyone when they walked in (lol). Took quite a bit of shifting to fade them, then after a while the paint brush did the rest. Oh the iphone X, the price hurts. Good though that you have a creative son :))

[UN]

There's nothing more fun than doodling on the wall! Was this written about a child? It sounds like she left it up instead of cleaning it

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Ewan. Yes she was about 7 at the time. Wouldn't clean off very well. Eventually it required a lick of paint. She's still artistic though, and studying it in the sixth form at school.

[revalatia]

Oh this one screams to me through whispers. ..

and as I read it to myself I can't help but to imagine a woman holding a glass of chardonnay, and brushing the fingertips of her other hand against a crimson painted hallway..walking slowly through the narrow hallway.. Nice :).

[Chris Shaw]

Pleased you enjoyed. It's more likely to be a glass of Merlot though ( smiles)

[Jimmy Yetts]

A deeply disturbing doodler.
I'm one who thinks "smiley faces" are kind of scary--even without those darker shadings.
Very entertaining piece of work, Chris!

[Chris Shaw]

You know Jimmy, you are quite right, when I first saw them, I found them quite menacing. They've since been covered up by a lick of paint and the doodler has grown up.

[sette]

i like the darkness represented by the doodles, it shows a different kind of emotion which can build the curiosity of a person

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you sette for your kind comments.

[sette]

you are welcome

[Norman 223]

When does a doodle become graffiti, which then becomes modern art?
I feel you have captured this riddle with the right level of gentle irony.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Norman for your review. A doodle is fairly small, at least on my walls it was. Graffiti, far bolder. And she is studying A level art now and is very good at it as well.