The Artist © Paradis / Mirando 2008
Loneliness and Solitude – the courage to be free
There’s the empty canvas that’s calling you and me
Milky white becomes the light beyond the cloudy sky
Creating sweet illusion to sooth and mesmerize
A dab of violet in the blue – we see an angry surf
A swirling line of palest green – a flower at it’s birth
Oranges and yellows bring sunrise to our mind
As the artist strokes the canvas – what he seeks he finds
There’s a blazing sunrise – a moment that will last
Long after this days sunset has past
The flowers in his landscape will surely be around
Long after summers garden returns to the ground
Where the artist touches anger – we see a raging storm
In his love and family, a fire to keep warm
With the peace of a rested soul – a placid, tranquil sea
There’s an artist in every soul that longs to be set free
The artist reaches for his brush to paint another sky
Will it be clear or stormy – only he decides
Flowers, houses, children – playing at the beach
Brushing into life what only dreams can reach
