Tired of Painting

sylviasearcher

 

I'm tired of swirling my paintbrush
With long lost shades of blues and greens
It used to make my headrush
To reveal to you neverseen dreams

So who will paint me a picture?
With inks or pastels or words
Immortalise my treasure in scripture
Play me music that longs to be heard

I burned all my dreams into ashes
The smoke blends with state of a nation
No colours for my blank canvases
I'm waiting. So sweep me up with some inspiration

Rising and soaring like lotus unseen
Nourished by darkness into belief
Cast your reflections into my stream
Until I rise through the dirt with a sigh of relief

It seemed I was worthy to lay without breath?
Painting you beauty from my darkness inside
No more will my visions disturb your unrest
I'm so tired of these paintings you tell me to hide!

Now who will paint me a picture?
With inks or pastels or words
Immortalise my treasure in scripture
Play me music that longs to be heard

  • Author: sylviasearcher (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 2nd, 2019 06:28
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Comments5

  • Neville

    a self portrait is not such a bad idea... but am sure there will be loads of volunteers...... N

    • sylviasearcher

      Still waiting for my queue of volunteers!

      This one meant lots of different things to me.

      That's why it goes all clunky in the middle. There's a verse that invaded my thoughts. I left it in anyway as my daily dose of self-talk therapy...

    • Michael Edwards

      Pity I don't do portraits - but I do paint with words - great write.

      • sylviasearcher

        It's funny the portrait interpretation. I would have a forest or river anyday.
        Or a word picture.
        Or both of course 😊

      • Joanna Garrido

        I enjoyed reading your poem.

      • poetboy5454

        Wow, I think you've painted something brilliant yourself here.

      • Goldfinch60

        Words can bring such wonderful pictures into your mind.

        • sylviasearcher

          I love drifting into the world's created by a good novel or poem 🤗

          • Goldfinch60

            So do I, I am often 'lost in a book'.



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