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Fusion of Colors

My steps sketch themselves in charcoal on this sunlit path.
My brushes lose their way upon the open canvas of life.
Shadows are rare this morning, and yet still awaited.
A white merges with the vast blue of the sky in a blessed instant.

Creation is an alchemy that opens the gates of paradise.
The palette, a deep breath unfolding its wings of color.
Poetry, the blender of life’s hues, shapes a shelter.
Letting these sparks of brightness slip away warms the heart.

Feeling a breeze of emotions invade us then fade.
Performing a light and steady gesture that touches the heart.
Weaving a cloth of colors to finally watch it soar.
Opening the sky to the vibrations of the purest sounds is flattering.

Perceiving a silence laying its imprint as it withdraws.
Watching this universe of tones glide quietly toward the invisible.
Sensing this lesson unfold in a hesitant gesture.
To the arpeggio of light is bound what is born unspeakable.

— Joël Charvillat
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Smith  Avatar
June 29, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Imagery worth a thousand rainbows.
charvillat Avatar
June 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Merci Alison. Votre regard me touche. J’essaie toujours de laisser les couleurs respirer dans mes mots, comme des traces qui se déposent doucement. Heureux que cela vous ait parlé.
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