Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Ode to a Blank Canvas

Little grid ridges, waiting for fictional memories of painter,
Winged desire realized, blunt accusation thrust,
"Click" paintbrush
lowered
Flecks of light shimmer, stranded on dewy skin,
Blank, free to write upon the memory space
Rickety stool, extension of self,
Paintbrush
Slide over canvas, mandarin orange , flower,
Heart
Lonely organ, empty , sad truth,
All gone
only
blank
s c e n e

2 comments:

rm mist said...

I really like the sparseness of the last lines preparing the reader for the lean closing.

Vivian said...

Hello Maggie! It's me, Dale. Lovely poem, wot.