I used to paint-
Pastels, watercolors-
Charcoal-
Nay, not of recent-
Responsibilities’ you know-
But I was not half bad-
Nor the best-
Yet my watercolors-
Of storms-
And sunset pastels-
Charmed more than one-
My own style-
Of reality-
Harkening of-
Nature’s fury-
And now-
Wish once more-
To paint-
Of her-
The inner she-
As that inner part-
Of a woman-
Is what absorbs-
Swaths of color-
In delectable ways-
So ~ no ~
It's not my wish to-
Paint a face- nor body-
But rather ~ truth ~
And emotions-
To capture-
Her essence-
I would dip my brush
In a spring rainbow-
And brush wide swaths-
~With greatest abandon~
Then- as it dried-
Sprinkle the sparkle of-
Butterfly wings-
Like starlight-
From the Milky Way-
As a final touch-
A bit of glitter-
From a hummingbird’s throat-
Like a dash of salt-
Upon the sea-
Then whip it all together-
With a summer storm’s fury-
Coating it with an egg shell patina-
Of a kitten’s eyes-
Plus small child’s astonishment ~ of life~
For then-
Only then-
Would I be satisfied-
That it’s finality-
Expressed her beauty-
Of soul-
Creating ~ sighs ~
Author notes
photo credit: Japanese Women by ~Kumiko-McKee
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I cannot resist your handsome face and this beautiful poem, so I am carrying it away to Poetry Planet, where we first met, if you will kindly recall.
Thank you very much, good poet Sir. 
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cool, you have permission to use any of mine- thks
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I am very impressed with your write.
I loved the style, form and splashes of color.
The words were totally amazing i guess a womans soul would be a beautiful mixture of expression.
Most wonderful,
wonderwall
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Discovering a painter, and saying "Why put away that brush when in words you share such love of painting?"...With your pen you can create, but do not abandon your brush! Delightful write here as you show the same exhuberance as I for color, nature and life....Bookmarking!
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This is a really great piece. Our ability to create is something that is all our own, and something truly special, whether it be with words, paint, or any other "building blocks." Nice write!!
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This is pretty good! I think you should still paint.
Love,
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That's just like me how I used to write poetry all the time but then my computer broke and I got lazy. Now I'm back from outer space, I just walked into to find you standing there... Whoops sorry lost track of where I was going with that. hehe! This goes from a run of the mill poem, to a love story. How beautiful and synchronized it flowed. This is pretty as a picture and I loved it. Good work as alway Gander.
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Quite lovely
And if you could paint her I wonder what it would be?
Would it be stars and stuff or that only face?
Would it be her laugh?
Would it be her touch...Jesus
Would it be that crazy-wonderful way her mind works?
What would it be?
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I would paint her soul, what else?
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bravo!
dang...this is PHENOMENAL!
i loved it, especially :
"As a final touch-
A bit of glitter-
From a hummingbird’s throat-
Like a dash of salt-
Upon the sea-">>>>so great
a lovely read!
well done!
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Creating sighs while you painted her essence. Simple and so expressive are your words. Soft and senusal. A lovers mid afternoon trist. Took my breathe away...Thanks for sharing this poem here on AP...~Sie
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I apologize for having taken so long to get to this. Seems like everyone is getting so busy for AP, Huh? Well maybe it's just I have been and I hope everyone else is so I don't seem negligent. Anyways... this was really wonderful, as usual. I wasn't surprised to see that this was lovely. Well done darling.
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"To capture-
Her essence-
I would dip my brush
In a spring rainbow-
And brush wide swaths-
~With greatest abandon~"
this is so beautiful, Len, I hope you will enter my contest!
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This is beautiful and your poetry of women is well known throughout this site. I lobe the color changes, like the way women change their mind and rightfully so.
Love,
Amera♥
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how beautifully you captured with words that which mostly is even hard to capture with a brush in rainbow colors. Maybe they do not make enough colours? Mix and match you say probably [the colors that is]it works to a certain extent....but it is the black and white that tell the most of the story with the glitter and sparkles and stardust of course [gathered in the late evening hours] Beautiful write, capturing so much of so many things [and "abandon" fits in there perfectly}Once again you left me "mouth agape"
much love
xoxoxoxo
reenie
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Of course the change "sigh" would be correct...
So I shall leave mine as well..
~Sigh~
Blessings to your colorful pen~
~A~
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quite honestly, this is one of your best. Your heart just flows so naturally in this piece...the reader (me) seems to drift along with you because of this. I love it. I hope you will write more poetry with the same sense of love and calm. Beautiful, Lenny.
Love, Lane
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*sigh...and it's the first one I have had today. Thank you Love, C
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*sigh...and it's the first one I have had today. Thank you Love, C
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It is very rare that I find my self at a loss for words..till now..
Remarkable beauty...
Many blessings
~A~
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Ohhh... I am so stunned... so awe-stricken and breathless after this dazzling write.
I loved this. Every line. Especially towards the end where you picked up your pace and kicked the imagery up a notch (or a hundred notches...lol).
I loved all your descriptions about how you would convey her.
Absolutely lovely.
I am truly impressed. This is your best write, I'd say.
So tell me more - what was the inspiration for this write?
You see me in which part of this?
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Humm.,..just wonderful...I say...
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Excellent
A lovely piece that speaks the profound truth.
I love the following...
"For the inner part-
Of a woman-
Is what absorbs-
Swaths of color-
In delectable ways-...
Would I be satisfied-
That it’s finality-
Expressed her beauty-
Of soul-
Creating ~ smiles ~
Well penned!
Take care
David
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