"Nobility"

5 x 7 mixed media
matboard

I found an old poetry book at a garage sale, not too long ago, and it's filled with some very touching poems but the poets names are not included with the poems which I thought was peculiar; intriguing to me.

I came across this poem in the book and this is just an excerpt as the poem is quite long:

"Nobility"
'True worth is in being, not seeming,-
In doing each day that goes by,
Some little good - not in dreaming
Of great things to do by and by
For whatever men say in their blindness
And spite of the fancies of youth
There's nothing so kingly as kindness
And nothing so royal as truth.'

Wow! Right? This part of the poem just blew me away. I had to include it in a collage and I copied the part I really liked and aged it with some walnut ink.

This Paper Whimsy image just seemed so right for this piece.

We are on another weekend already. I hope you all have a safe and happy one! My thoughts are with you, your art and words.

Much love - Marilyn xxoo