To Paint a Poem

With brush stroking mind,
Dabbing colored thoughts to paper.
Some, dark grey and brooding;
Then gold glitters in brain's eye.

My friend in well lit corner,
Waiting for written voice to settle there.
Drawing pictures with words never spoken;
This heart poses naked before its audience.

Aware of that cynical-eyed crowd,
Mona Lisa smiles hiding their hatred.
My imagination reflected
For better or for worse.

One man's dreams just hanging there,
Framed without having time to dry.
Lasting only briefly on canvas air;
One breath and the page turns to forget.

© 2014 Robert William Gruhn A.R.R.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Torres Avatar
May 12, 2014 at 2:45 PM
to paint a poem requires a good painter.. and you are one painter who can create a poem!!! ..very well written lines.. great topic and words collaboration...!! I'm awe w/ this one.. Great job,Robert!!! ^_^ Keep penning.. :O))
Gruhn Avatar
May 21, 2014 at 1:46 AM
Thank you dear poetess, your words mean a lot to me! Robert
Mendoza Avatar
May 12, 2014 at 2:05 PM
Yes sir, I am so proud to be a Catholic. Your poem has some rhyming in it, something that I want to have in writing my spiritual poems.
Gruhn Avatar
May 12, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Thank you much Jacquelin, the rhyming was not intentional though, also I am a Roman Catholic myself! May Jesus forgive all of us our sins, I believe He will forgive all of us, no matter what our denomination. God Bless!
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