I’ve got five extra minutes to join with Lisa-Jo Baker’s Five Minute Friday today.
Today’s word prompt: Paint.
Go
Paint
Drip
Splatter
Drip, drip
Mix
Squeeze
Dip
Wet
Dab
Dip
Lightly press
Watch the color flow
Free
Following it’s water path
A scene unfolds
fireworks of color
explode, ignite, sizzle
White becomes color
Nothing – something
Beauty unfolds before my eyes
The paintbrush guides my hand
Stroke, brush, sweep,
Dab, wet, dip, dab, wet
Dot, dot, dot.
Blend, mix, smooth
Paint transforms, uplifts, inspires
Changes moods, expands the mind, points you to beyond
To where you do not look
The colors form, mix together, creating something new – unlike any other.
A sunset, flower petal, an ocean’s tide
Deep into the souls of eyes,
Light
Dark
Contrast
Highlights, shadows.
All part of the big picture, though different,
With Paint
The picture triumphs
Imagination
becomes
Real
Splatter, drip, dab, mix
Like a dance, the colors intertwine
Release
now look
there it is
Beauty
Stop
(Photo courtesy Ishtiaq Ahmed via Flickr CC. Click on the image and read his profound little note about art.)
Well that’s all I got for today. Now I think I’ll go paint for real!
Do you like to write but only have 5 minutes? Try Five Minute Fridays! It’s a fun way to release those thoughts from their cage in your mind.
Blogger crashed my comment. Trying again. Loved the drive to this post. Great poem, great word-painting. Popping by from FMF – hopefully not saying the same thing twice 😉
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Thanks for coming by, Rachel, and commenting despite the difficulty. Enjoy your weekend!
Greetings, Erika Marie!
This was so lovely reading. I feel the rhythm of the poem, and I felt the urge to sing it out. When you mentioned dancing I was all in. Loved your painting in this FMF. THank you for sharing with us!
-Ava Sophie
Thank you, Ava Sophie! I heard the words as music in my mind as I wrote them so it’s neat that you also picked up on that. Thank you for coming by and sharing your comment – you made my day!