Paintings Frozen in Time

Painted monuments of fractured sin are

frozen in time by bleached reflections.

Artist's resplendent paintings withstand

the scourges of time as particles spin

around in air and dust in chilled winds,

strokes of red wine, floods of lavender.

His tinted depictions walk the streets,

sketched whores strut on periphery,

reverie illusion in his arms of dreams.

Crimson shades of blood on his hands

as he stands on blue swollen feet.

The clock ticks on as he captures

the burning glints in a child's eyes,

daubs of orange waiting to be touched.

Brush strokes envision time of misty shadows

and the ozone air of storms approaching,

illuminating his world in secret visions.

Aroused by his feeling of inner peace,

he captures the warmth of summer days

and the stillness of pewter nights

varnishing the patina of yesterday.