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Portrait Of The Man

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Neighbours would always call on him if they’d had a mishap
He could lend a hand at anything, fix the fence or fix the tap
Build a wall or build a cupboard, repair the garden gate
He’d be mending things at midnight as he was always working late

A dolls house or a steam train, model aeroplanes and a yacht 
He made them all with his own bare hands, such talent he had got
But a wondrous thing I discovered just the other day
A family portrait came to light that had been hidden well away

Rolled up in a drawer likely never to be found
An image of his sister made with brush strokes so profound
The likeness has been captured with detail oh so fine
From a photograph when she was young, immortalised in time

I never knew he had this skill, don’t know how this could be
Working all those hours I guess he never had time to show me
Whilst this portrait of his sister tells you what it can
The story that's beyond the frame, is a portrait of the man



DEDICATED TO MY FATHER, BERT 
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    • Why Does This Hurt So Much?
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