Painter [Poem]

A paper, a white slate, a canvas
Ugly, unpleasant, and vacant
Yet eye-catcher, important, and pretty
To a painter who beholds at it blankly.


Pencils - different strokes
Paint brushes - different shades
Erasures, condemning dents
But a new world is born to beheld.


An exhibit, a work art, an image
Publicly seen, bare, and naked
But now appreciated, valued, and awed –
A life, a painting, scribbled by a painter.