Saturday, November 06, 2010

Strokes of Red

There’s a poem I struggle to write

A song I long to cry

A portrait to be colored

A lingering thought, I brush aside

And a tear I reach out to wipe


The words and beats lay ready to use

The music’s ringing in my head

My thoughts wait restlessly, to be said

And my brush is soaked in red


I stop, take a deep breath

I look up, longing for you

The clouds are shades of black and blue

The sun, suddenly, seems untrue

The moon shines; brilliant silver, as if on cue

And I, in calming pink, fall in line with you


I pick up my brush with lofty thoughts

The tear, drops like crystal, to the ground

I hum the tune, a raw green melody

And color my canvas in strokes of red

My thoughts remain on you; you with me


My struggles, for now, sleep on my bed

While I swirl in showers of crimson red

I soak myself in the shimmering colors of your sweet love

And then to you, my love, my thoughts are finally said