It Started With A Blank Canvas

A pair of newborn eyes
Peeked out of a pink blanket 
To find a hospital room ceiling 
And all was white
It started with a blank canvas 
A life had begun
Simple finger paintings at first 
Graduated to a brush
The top corners filled in
The middle, the edges
The rest lay bare 
Brushes at the ready
A palette of paints aplenty 
Just sitting there, drying 
Is there time to finish 
Fill in the blanks
The stark staring emptiness 
Before she sees white again 
Found on a hospital room ceiling.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 3/19/2024 4:31:00 PM
Nice to read some of your free verse. This is where my writing goes typically, so it’s nice to read others FV
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Date: 2/28/2024 8:09:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your "A Blank Canvas" write again. Have a blessed day writing away...............
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Date: 2/26/2024 6:38:00 PM
Intresting discription. But it puts me in the mind of a Rap song where the lyric goes into "Looking at the roof of the church." get it ? think about it.
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Date: 2/26/2024 12:35:00 PM
Clever idea for this one.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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Date: 2/22/2024 8:30:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful write. "Good Luck" Looks like we both did this one...  Have a fun day writing away..........
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Date: 2/21/2024 8:34:00 PM
Interesting and thought provoking. Good luck in the contest.
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