Friday, September 15, 2023

"Yellow Spot into Sun": Poetry in Children's Drawings Part 1


Poetry in Children's Drawings Part 1
"Yellow Spot into Sun"

"Picasso once said that a real artist has a unique talent to transform a yellow spot into sun... a sun shining into the heart, giving warmth and comfort that go with enlightenment, wisdom, faith and hope - for the young generation." -  avr
Dr Abe V Rotor

Rainbow on a Tree by Mishane Chura, 9

"I used to be of the dark
I still am...
But I have come to terms with this fear.
I now leave the light off when I sleep
For I have come to terms with darkness
And my fear of it... "

Nail on Cross - Unknown

"When we die, we hopefully will be remembered for the joy
Truth and love we have given to those we have left behind..."

The World Inside Us - Unknown

Tower of Babel by Leo Carlo R Rotor, 8

"I end my term (as chair of CSC). I know what else I want to do;
I know where else I want to go... for I continue to have
the will to win." 

A lovely pair - unknown

"A caring couple for and with each other..."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: These are selected drawings of children who participated in a Summer Art Workshop conducted by the author, c. 1998, published in Heart and Soul: Reflections in Geneva by Corazon Alma G de Leon by Megabooks 1999. Quotations are excerpts of poems accompanying the drawings by then Chair of the Civil Service Commission, CA de Leon. 

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