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Poetry — The Art Museum
A poetic and painting tribute to family.
The Art Museum
A place to see beautiful paintings?
Perhaps. But for two sisters, it’s
the unbreakable bond they
will always share that no
one can take from them.
Memories of
West Philly
summer
days.
Copyright © 2021 by Bill Holmes.
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The above poem is a poetic tribute to two important women in my life: my mother Sandra Baytops and my aunt and her sister Rosalind Johnson.
Before my mom located relocated to Virginia in 2005, my aunt gave her a framed photo of the Philadelphia Art Museum so she could have a piece of Philly with her. My aunt told me they spent some of their childhood at the institution.
Sixteen years later, Painting with a Twist Philly offered the painting Monet’s Philadelphia Museum of Art this past summer on two occasions.
