Get Your Premium Membership

To Paint With Worded Brush

My words – but feeble brushes attempt to recapture the essence of a masterpiece in black and white lines, to give flight to a long dormant eagle, raise a long set sun, scorch the soul of the horizon, make diamonds of the dew. To paint with worded brush the infamy of sunrise red setting fire to daybreak, the purple edge of waking blue clinging to the moonlight, the splash of sunrise dancing across a pond, the sound of nature humming as she wakes her children. John G. Lawless ©11/9/2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 11/28/2021 1:01:00 PM
John, your imagery so vivid~you have 'painted' a masterpiece. Your brushes are certainly not feeble! Blessings, Paulette
Login to Reply
Date: 11/15/2021 8:23:00 AM
No doubt you can make 'diamonds of the dew'! Keep enticing us with the magic of your words!
Login to Reply
Date: 11/10/2021 8:29:00 PM
This is a very descriptive exquisite write with great imagery painted by your words...Best wishes in the contest John...God bless...~ Ani
Login to Reply
Date: 11/10/2021 10:16:00 AM
Brilliant metaphoric verses. No wonder you're one of the best writers here.
Login to Reply
Date: 11/10/2021 7:52:00 AM
This is truly brilliant and glorious - a picture with words that excites and enlightens, breathes joy through the soul. God bless you always, Love, Gina ( A FAV)
Login to Reply
Lawless Avatar
John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2021 9:22:00 AM
WOW, high praise for a kid who started out with a box of 8 crayons and a no. 2 pencil.
Date: 11/10/2021 2:50:00 AM
Your second stanza is truly wonderful, John.
Login to Reply

Book: Shattered Sighs