Poetry

Pictures

- Daniele Willie

He sat one day by the ocean shore
Sat wishing that he could paint
For colours, he mused, would capture it more
Mere words were just too faint

The shimmer and glint of the morning sun
Caressing the gentle waves
And pebbles that chased them all in fun
Sweet music without the staves

A bird or two came passing by
In search of a morning meal
He watched them oh so gracefully fly
And wordless songs did peal

Alas! A fish jumped from the blue
The suddenness made him start
It playfully showed its colourful hue
Brought gladness to his heart

How foolish, he thought, to shun his script
His words with colours are fraught
They show what beauties the world is whipped
Paint pictures upon the thought