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Palette

Palette 

you cover yourself in shadows,
coat yourself in grey,
but i see the blue hidden in your eyes
reflected by the green you awaken in mine
i want to feel your colours 
as our undertones combine  
absorbing your form 

when i sketch your portrait in my mind
i use the brightest palette
each stroke adding your depth,
building your layers,
blending your tone,
drawing you nearer,

i paint you through my eyes.

Copyright © Moira Waters | Year Posted 2026


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Date: 10/7/2026 8:31:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Date: 10/3/2026 7:43:00 PM

Beautiful
Date: 10/3/2026 6:20:00 PM

A beautifully intimate free verse poem, using colour as a tender language of perception and connection. The flowing, unpunctuated movement and painterly verbs—“sketch,” “stroke,” “blending,” “paint”—make the speaker’s appreciation feel gradual, attentive, and deeply personal. The ending is especially lovely: it reveals that the portrait exists not on a canvas, but in the loving vision of the speaker.

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