Genuine Fakes Going Dirt Cheap

Neville

Genuine Fakes Going Dirt Cheap

 

Look at how those

trees

slope at an angle

all the way down

to the side

of that lake over

   there ..

   Jeez you guys ..

don’t you think

they look just like

some of

T.S Lowries, just

look at

   those skyscrapers ..

Each stroke

of his brush leaves

behind,

   that guys a genius ..

Who else

could make whole

run of the mill,

street scenes come

   alive like that ..

Each stick man, dog,

cat woman or child

is a little

masterpiece in its

   own right ..

Yesterday he was

knocking out

huge self-portraits

by Van Goch

and some other guy

   from Paris ..

Tomorrow it maybe

Turner’s

turn, who knows,

or a little

   Rembrandt perhaps ..

He must

surely make a small

fortune

each day selling

genuine

fakes like that to all

these filthy rich

   tourists hereabouts ..

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 28th, 2023 06:12
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • User favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet.
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Comments7

  • orchidee

    I thought KP looked fake. I said to her 'Take off that mask dear, you look dreadful'. Shie replied 'I have taken it off!' lol. (I knew that really, when I asked her. heehee).

    • Neville



      You are more cuckoo than a Bavarian clock sir

    • sorenbarrett

      Neville this structure takes this poem a step above the subject itself. Loved it.

      • Neville


        thank you so much my friend .. Neville

      • Accidental Poet

        Well N, most filthy rich tourists wouldn't care if its a fake or not. From what I've seen of the filthy rich, all they care about is being filthy rich and that everyone knows it. But you Sir are as genuine as they come. 😉

        • Neville



          I do not deserve to be so elevated .. but thank you tho' regardless 🙂

          • Accidental Poet

            From my point of view, you deserve the view from the top of Mt. Everest, wear your thermal underwear though, a bit chilly up there. 😉

          • Cassie58

            I’m not an admirer of fake anything. I would rather have a print of the original than a fake of it. The painter has to make a living. I would be more inclined to pay interest if he painted in his own genuine style. You’d think that filthy rich tourists would have more savvy. I ain’t rich but I reckon I can tell the difference between an original Van Gogh and one knocked up in a couple of hours. The smell and colour of the paint would be a giveaway. Such an interesting observational poem Neville. Loved it. You are a man of great taste. I know you wouldn’t approve.

            • Neville



              Many genuine thanks Cassie ... Neville

            • Thomas W Case

              Brilliant work.

              • Neville



                .. Cheers Tom.

              • Goldfinch60

                Most forgers of art are genuine artists in their own right but cannot get in money from their own pictures, which I believe is a shame.

                Andy

                • Neville



                  I agree that forgers are artists and many only do it for the reasons you outline but there are others who are out to con and deceive ..

                • Doggerel Dave

                  Now you’ve got me going….. A topic which fascinates me, Neville.
                  Think I may attempt a rhymer on this very subject in the very near future…….
                  In the meantime, you’ve managed to elicit some condemnation and a wee bit of sympathy for the forgers, whom in general I deeply admire….

                  • Neville



                    if the truth were out .. I do too you old dog ..



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