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| Pictured here is a sample of what the prints appear like with a double matte. The print of the poem is in black ink with a tree image lightly screened in the background, the text is in a cursive font and very readable. Overall size is 8 inches wide by 10 inches tall. |
I currently offer double-matted framable prints of my poem for sale. They are available for sale in local specialty shops in the South Bend/Mishawaka, Indiana, area but I also offer them for purchase via the internet. Currently the prints are sold for $18 each. If you are interested in buying a print please e-mail me at taximom86@hotmail.com. I will get back to you via e-mail with methods of payment, and take down your mailing/shipping address. Payment right now is limited to either a personal check or money order.The following text is what appears on each print and a photographic sample is at left.Thank you for your interest!
When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
When you thought I wasn't looking
You hung my first painting on the refrigerator
And I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You fed a stray cat
And I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You baked a birthday cake just for me
And I knew that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You said a prayer
And I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You kissed me good-night
And I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking
I saw tears come from your eyes
And I learned that sometimes things hurt --
But that it's alright to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty too.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You cared
And I wanted to be everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking --
I looked ...
And wanted to say thanks
For all those things you did
When you thought I wasn't looking.
This poem was inspired by my mother,
Blanche Montgomery Schilke.
