Choose a color, some hue
that speaks of your mood
or reminiscent of a bloom
you passed on an afternoon
walk, the fragrance and beauty
still shading your mind
and just begin the shape
of an eye or lips, continue
until a person emerges,
just enough of a face
to satisfy, and allow
the watercolors to blend
—not too much—
just a hint of one tone
into the other, and stop
before you overpower
the subtle presence
of that face you see
in your mind’s eye —
not perfection but
expression and so
very satisfying.
—C.L. Fisher, August 2021
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