Could I paint a face a dream
with brush strokes of a child
as innocence, slow, blossoms
my canvas so beguiled.
Does beauty measure time
in feelings, soft, unfurled
as a bud becomes a flower
to bloom before the world.
Growing, searching, feeling, needing
emotions immature
questions still unanswered
nurtured but unsure.
Adolescent stepping stones
her footsteps slowly tread
as her life becomes a book
of pages yet unread.
Softened folds of lustered pink
her eyes in reverie
inside her thoughts a picture
of the woman she will be.
Author notes
Black Narcissus, your prompt will be a picture.~
Picture credit - http://mart1980.deviantart.com/art/15-years-Young-Lady-103522007
Sorry, I missed the 20 line minimum when I first read the rules, my bad.
A contest entry
- Different Prompts... Different People.... INVITE ONLY! #2..... by Angelflower.
700 points, ended December 11, 2008, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Beautiful and soft.. you did such a wonderful job with the prompt. Thank you very much for sharing. I really loved this.. Best of luck in the contest.
Angel
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