I used to paint-
Pastels, watercolors-
Charcoal-
Nay, not of recent-
Responsibilities’ you know-
But I was not half bad-
Nor the best-
Yet my watercolors-
Of storms-
And sunset pastels-
Charmed more than one-
My own style-
Of reality-
Harkening of-
Nature’s fury-
And now-
Wish once more-
To paint-
Of her-
The inner she-
As that inner part-
Of a woman-
Is what absorbs-
Swaths of color-
In delectable ways-
So ~ no ~
It's not my wish to-
Paint a face- nor body-
But rather ~ truth ~
And emotions-
To capture-
Her essence-
I would dip my brush
In a spring rainbow-
And brush wide swaths-
~With greatest abandon~
Then- as it dried-
Sprinkle the sparkle of-
Butterfly wings-
Like starlight-
From the Milky Way-
As a final touch-
A bit of glitter-
From a hummingbird’s throat-
Like a dash of salt-
Upon the sea-
Then whip it all together-
With a summer storm’s fury-
Coating it with an egg shell patina-
Of a kitten’s eyes-
Plus small child’s astonishment ~ of life~
For then-
Only then-
Would I be satisfied-
That it’s finality-
Expressed her beauty-
Of soul-
Creating ~ sighs ~
Author notes
photo credit: Japanese Women by ~Kumiko-McKee
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This is pretty good! I think you should still paint.
Love,
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That's just like me how I used to write poetry all the time but then my computer broke and I got lazy. Now I'm back from outer space, I just walked into to find you standing there... Whoops sorry lost track of where I was going with that. hehe! This goes from a run of the mill poem, to a love story. How beautiful and synchronized it flowed. This is pretty as a picture and I loved it. Good work as alway Gander.
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Quite lovely
And if you could paint her I wonder what it would be?
Would it be stars and stuff or that only face?
Would it be her laugh?
Would it be her touch...Jesus
Would it be that crazy-wonderful way her mind works?
What would it be?
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I would paint her soul, what else?
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bravo!
dang...this is PHENOMENAL!
i loved it, especially :
"As a final touch-
A bit of glitter-
From a hummingbird’s throat-
Like a dash of salt-
Upon the sea-">>>>so great
a lovely read!
well done!
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Creating sighs while you painted her essence. Simple and so expressive are your words. Soft and senusal. A lovers mid afternoon trist. Took my breathe away...Thanks for sharing this poem here on AP...~Sie
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I apologize for having taken so long to get to this. Seems like everyone is getting so busy for AP, Huh? Well maybe it's just I have been and I hope everyone else is so I don't seem negligent. Anyways... this was really wonderful, as usual. I wasn't surprised to see that this was lovely. Well done darling.
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"To capture-
Her essence-
I would dip my brush
In a spring rainbow-
And brush wide swaths-
~With greatest abandon~"
this is so beautiful, Len, I hope you will enter my contest!
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This is beautiful and your poetry of women is well known throughout this site. I lobe the color changes, like the way women change their mind and rightfully so.
Love,
Amera♥
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how beautifully you captured with words that which mostly is even hard to capture with a brush in rainbow colors. Maybe they do not make enough colours? Mix and match you say probably [the colors that is]it works to a certain extent....but it is the black and white that tell the most of the story with the glitter and sparkles and stardust of course [gathered in the late evening hours] Beautiful write, capturing so much of so many things [and "abandon" fits in there perfectly}Once again you left me "mouth agape"
much love
xoxoxoxo
reenie
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Of course the change "sigh" would be correct...
So I shall leave mine as well..
~Sigh~
Blessings to your colorful pen~
~A~
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quite honestly, this is one of your best. Your heart just flows so naturally in this piece...the reader (me) seems to drift along with you because of this. I love it. I hope you will write more poetry with the same sense of love and calm. Beautiful, Lenny.
Love, Lane
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*sigh...and it's the first one I have had today. Thank you Love, C
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*sigh...and it's the first one I have had today. Thank you Love, C
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It is very rare that I find my self at a loss for words..till now..
Remarkable beauty...
Many blessings
~A~
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Ohhh... I am so stunned... so awe-stricken and breathless after this dazzling write.
I loved this. Every line. Especially towards the end where you picked up your pace and kicked the imagery up a notch (or a hundred notches...lol).
I loved all your descriptions about how you would convey her.
Absolutely lovely.
I am truly impressed. This is your best write, I'd say.
So tell me more - what was the inspiration for this write?
You see me in which part of this?
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Humm.,..just wonderful...I say...
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Excellent
A lovely piece that speaks the profound truth.
I love the following...
"For the inner part-
Of a woman-
Is what absorbs-
Swaths of color-
In delectable ways-...
Would I be satisfied-
That it’s finality-
Expressed her beauty-
Of soul-
Creating ~ smiles ~
Well penned!
Take care
David
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