I am truly blessed and honored to have won another award. I almost feel guilty for accepting awards for doing something I have fun doing and sharing.
I thank any and everyone for the nomination…my thanks to Jingle and all those at Thursday Poets Rally for making this possible.
My nomination goes to Lolamouse for her piece: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp.
Below is the poem that won me this honor.
Below is the poem that won me this honor.
Brush With Paint
If I had a brush of paint
How would I paint the world?
What would the colors be?
What form would it take?
Change the sky?
No way, it is perfect
It changes on it’s own.
Green trees are everywhere
I change those to–
No wait, they also change,
Themselves
The grass at times
Is harshly brown, prickly
You know when,
…just before it changes
To green, which is a nice
Peaceful
Color to gaze upon
In the heat and cool
Of the day
That has begun
With an abundance
Of activity.
My goodness,
Somewhere
The smallest of a
Living creature
Has and is doing
An amazing feat,
Simply because of
It’s size alone.
I have yet to use my
Brush with paint
To apply my
Changes
The world is massively
Small
Surely it could use my
Touch
Of a brush with paint,
Surely
But it changes
On it’s own
Without my help,
Without my brush with paint
Whatr U Workin On 
Comments on: "Brush With Paint" (18)
Love it!! : )
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Thank you thingy!
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true,well done.:)
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Promising Poets, thanks so much
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A real beauty! The poem and the eyes that see!:)
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bended, you're gonna make me blush…thank you.
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Nature doesn't need our fixing or editing, huh? Well said, Reggie. I like it.~queenly~
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Too bad government and industry doesn't realize this! If it ain't broke…
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Queenly and Lolamouse, There are lots of things that should be left alone…not everything though. 🙂
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paint it loud and vivid my friend…the world needs all kinds of painters…including you…we dont change it, only the context, each adding flavors….
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Love your comment Brian…you couldn't be more right about the adding of context and flavors.
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Wonderful! It's the appreciation of these changes that allow poets (which I believe are painters in their own way) to create such beautiful works which in turn affect the beauty around them. Good job.
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argentpoet, true to your words…I appreciate your kind words.
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You can keep on painting this world in your words! Lovely they are!
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beautiful.. this is a painting in itself..! admirable! a reminder that one doesn't need paints to make nature beautiful 🙂Here's My Poem For Poets Rally
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Blaga and Vinay…you both humble me with your words…thanks so much 🙂
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A great poem Reggie, almost a polar opposite to "Paint it Black" (great song). The brush of your fingers over the keys is the surest paint you need.The Lonely Recluse.
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lonelyrecluse, sorry for the delay in responding to you're great comment…no internet. Thank you.
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