My Take
DiVoran Lites
I hear they have
Electric pencil sharpeners now
Bzzz and the point is made
When I was bored in grade-school
To amuse myself
I walked up front to the pencil sharpener
With my yellow number two.
Didn’t know there was another kind
Of pencil in the world
Nowadays I love to art
I have rainbows and lollipops of color in stick form
Inktense, watercolor, wax pastels,
Crayons, and colored pencils
Too many art supplies
But that’s because
Artists are art-store junkies
All my color sticks need to be
Sharpened periodically
I have many hand sharpeners
But for a tough job such as
A colored pencil with
A broken off head
I open to the secret on the linen closet wall
And hand grind the wood away
To expose the purple underneath
For stroking highlights into books,
Especially Holy Bibles on gossamer thin
Paper with light-catching golden edges.
Old Things R New 
You are so good at all of your endeavors. DiVoran. Such a talented lady!
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I love pencils. Love the smell of them, how they glide on the paper and make pretty words and pictures. I too loved that old sharpener on the wall that you had to crank. Wish I had one now.
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They have a wonderful smell that brings back memories of school days.
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I could picture all of your art supplies. I love the way you use color!
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