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Artistic Love

October 12, 2020 6 Comments

By Haley Duncan

Love is art. I understood that as I watched his brushstrokes. He was in the park painting a tree. I was sitting on a bench nearby. After deciding to abandon my fears and be brave, I approached him.

When I asked him about his painting, his response was simply that he loved trees. It was then when I decided I loved him and always would. I’d like to think he decided the same about me then, too.

We exchanged numbers, my excuse being that I wanted to keep up with his work. We are now married. He paints, and I write.

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  1. khadija says

    October 12, 2020 at 7:41 am

    beautiful

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  2. Cathy Cade says

    October 12, 2020 at 8:57 am

    That reads like a true story.

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  3. Mary A Gorman says

    October 12, 2020 at 9:16 am

    Beautiful connection of creativity bound by love and so well written

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  4. b. says

    October 12, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Very nice. Different views same vision.

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  5. SK Sadge says

    October 12, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Amazing story. I love both characters. With only a few words and I feel I know them. Great job!

    Reply
  6. Ifinedo Anastasia says

    October 12, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    Beautiful

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