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Spidery lines.
Arms and legs?
No one tells them to draw or paint people.
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In the writing center,
the art corner,
in crayon,
pencil,
paint.
No one tells them to draw or paint people.
the art corner,
in crayon,pencil,
paint.
No one tells them to draw or paint people.
Yet,
they appear
they appear
and disappear
spontaneously.
Round faces,
triangle parts,
square possibilities.
triangle parts,
square possibilities.
Spidery lines.Arms and legs?
Or is that hair?
Big wide eyes, and
every now and again,
eyebrows and pupils, too.
Crooked lips,
tilted smile,
frazzled look.
Ears?
Unsure.
Nose?
Not consistently.
Hair?
Sometimes.
No one tells them to draw or paint people.
Yet,
they appear and
they appear and
disappear
spontaneously.
spontaneously.
