Simple Lines

The artist captures the sublime Upon the page in simple lines A flower, statue, standing tree A stallion, child – a chickadee The artist works in simple ways To illustrate what he portrays And seeks with easy hand to show The essence of the subject’s glow And thereby offer for display The wonder that he sees each day – So, too, the poet as he writes Reveals his wisdom and insights In simple phrases, simple words Expressed in lines of simple verse – And though the poet would proclaim The artist has the better claim For having pictures tell the tale Where words alone would not avail Yet both agree – what best defines And forms the view they had in mind Is captured – best – in simple lines Distilled to render the sublime –