Frontispiece
With a stroke of blue,a stroke of green
I'll paint an archetypal scene.
Above, deep sky; below, sweet grass
where deer and cattle softly pass.
A brush of brown becomes a oak;
a squirrel lives with one red stroke.
I'll build a house with turtle grey,
white fences to keep fears away,
and in the garden, rainbow shades
of flowers, shrubs and singing glades,
with blossoms, butterflies and birds
more beautiful than any words;
this is my page, this is my art,
this the unlocking of my heart.
grasshopper
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