Waiting on the Light
A vintage photograph found me across the miles out of thin air
Spent some time getting a feel for the family perched two pair
It's fear that holds my brushes still and shames my paints bare
Waiting on the light I wish on a star to catch the love they share
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Black and white and shades of gray connect the dots foursquare
Unguarded, natural, guileless hues color the moods stare
An ordinary day caught in the beauty of unabashed care
Waiting on the light I wish on a star to paint the love they share
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The canvas waits, goading me, to bring life to white, on a dare
Slowly trust begins to build the bond they simply wear
Though once unknown, I feel connected by the brushes hair
Waiting on the light I wish on a star to paint the love they share
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Like the devotion that a parent brings to each child they bear
An artist's hands create still life through heart of a painted prayer
In the darkness, I, too, wake to find them, silent, sleeping there
Waiting on the light I wish on a star to catch the love they share
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