Thursday, September 11, 2003

The Painting

To begin I don’t know how
A painting inspired by your face
Try I did, to combine dots and lines
Still, it bears no resemblance

Perhaps it is time to put aside
Pencil, paint and brush together
In truth they simply do not abide
By the need to draw this feeling

Oh, the calm of your face
A heart to place my anchor

In the end, I choose to paint
Only with my love and yearning

(Translation of "Gambar" by Paul I. Pandjaitan)

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