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Hudson River Painters

Such lovely evasions they created,
with brushes dipped in poetry.
Their rivers flow serenly, skies
radiant as the face of God.

Their painted worlds are ruled
by beauty and the law of love,
ignoring the hardscrabble world below
ruled by the law of kill and eat.

All cruelty was banished
from their lexicon,
so we could see once more
all that we’ve lost of Eden.

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Sharon Scholl is a retired college teacher who convenes a poetry critique group. At an advanced age (93) she is active, creative, and lots of fun. Her poetry books include Remains, Seasons, Classifieds, and Ghosts. Her poems currently appear in eMerge Magazine and Yugen Quest Review.

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