One man was told he couldn’t sing
by a music teacher.
Another man who wanted to be a painter
was dismissed by critics.
The man who couldn’t sing
became a superstar singer with many
hit records and decades of fame.
The man who couldn’t paint became a famous artist
renown for his post-impressionist paintings.
Though he’s been dead more than a hundred years,
today his masterpiece paintings cost millions.
The singer was Elvis Presley, the painter, Vincent Van Gogh.
Bob Boyd