After You painted the sun in the sky,
Adding a rainbow and brilliant sunrise;
After You crafted the mountains and trees,
Sketching the lilies, the roses, the seas –
You left me a palette, with flowers for hues,
And gave me blank canvas and paintbrush to use…
Indian paintbrush grows wild here – it comes in many variations of pinks. This one is growing in the ditch near my yard – I don’t know its proper botanical name. It always reminds me that art is alive all around us in this gallery we call Earth…
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
I absolutely love Indian Paintbrush, Melody–and your poem and the photo are excellent!! God bless you today–love, sis Caddo
Thank you, Caddo. Your continued encouragement means so much…
I am amazed at what a prolific artist you are..your pen paints canvases of verbal beauty every day!
Aw, thanks so much. I very much appreciate that, since I admire your work as well.
Although your poetry and pictures warms me up in the morning, I like the words comparing our world to a gallery. It is a gentle reminder to move the ordinary we see every day into the realm of the extraordinary. Thank you.
You always seem to see the message I am trying to express – thank you, Ivon. I like how you put things. If we had the eyes to see and appreciate the beautiful, perhaps we wouldn’t be so grouchy on the way to work… ?? 🙂
You have read the same research on happiness I have. It is the most unhappy time of our day statistically and then work. You are right. Take care and have a great and extraordinary day.
Thank you! You, too!
Having had to auction off my oils, and no longer able to paint…. I appreciate the beauty you’ve found in this flower… and finding new ways to do things we no longer can do….
That must have been a difficult thing for you…life hands us difficult things, doesn’t it? There is always a way to enjoy the arts, even without a paintbrush in hand.
I liked this enough to tweet a link to it. That tweet got retweeted by two different accounts. It’s a really good poem, and a great picture.
Thanks Symanntha! Exposure is always a writer’s dream, right? 🙂 Enjoy your day!
That’s the dream! I hope you’re having a good weekend.