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The wooden paddle of my grandpa's boat

the smoothness of abstract paint

By Sarah G. Heitzinger Published 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
The wooden paddle of my grandpa's boat
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

wild brushstrokes

covered objects

a vail like

amidst lit smokes

shadow and bright

dark 'nd highlight

one color for it all

contrasts

eventually take the fall

arbitrarily

the rules you break

a practical joke?

front to back,

right across

rationality at a loss

can't I see?

illegible?

or just drawn in some secret key?

ruff edges

of picture perfect truth

blended and softened

made plain and smooth

creating your own gospel truth

fifteen hundred

and already bought

my neighbour's eyes

overflowing emotion

I wish I could've caught

Irrational brushstroke

ment to provoke?

tears softly on a trench-coat

sound of faint drizzling rain

on the tarpaulin above a rowboat

soothing waves

ocean spray

against the varnish coat

suddenly the middle of the canvas holds

the wooden paddle of my grandpa's boat

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Hey I'm always looking for feedback from great writers such as yourself, to help me get better at this. So if you have an opinion I'd love to hear it in the comments. Thank you it's well appreciated <3

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Sarah G. Heitzinger

I'm a filmmaker from Vienna who loves to do literally anything artsy. Thanks for stopping by and read u soon <3

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    Written by Sarah G. Heitzinger