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
"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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