An artist picks up a paintbrush
To create a view
Knows intently each color and every hue
An artist of life, similarly
Picks up from a palette of emotion
Lends a hand to Creation
Knows each one very intensely
Pain & Joy, Anger & Love, Fear & more
In all their potency
Has felt them all to the core
Picks up on the shades of feeling
As they keep emerging
Knows exactly what would appear on the canvas of life
Both are very skilled at knowing
When to put down the brush or use some more …