If Only I Could
I think of just how beautiful you are.
Your soul shines forth as if it were a star.
Inside and out, you are so very good.
I’d love to paint you if I only could.
But I don’t think that I could ever find
a hue to match the passion of your mind -
a brilliant red like cardinals in flight
or like the setting sun of summer’s night.
Nor could I paint the blue that you display
in tranquilness with which you face each day.
Your sunny ways of yellow’s many hues -
how could I find the one that I might use?
So many colors shine forth from your soul.
Not one of them could ever show you whole.
The soul of you, so beautiful to me -
I know that it will gleam eternally.
No, I could never paint your lovely glow,
which in my life with you I’ve come to know.
What color could I choose for love so true?
If only I could paint the soul of you.
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2023
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