Beetlebung and Kettlehole--April Poems

How to Paint with Colors

start with the ability to perceive
break it in small pieces

next, add them to the spread
of colors around you, mixing in respect

a pinch of this, a pinch of that,
after sieving off any debris
and leftover contamination
from open-air pollution or oversight
like refractions of fear or delusion
since odd alien bits impact
a color’s clarity and
the artist's reflections

also, make sure your canvas
is stretched with generosity

and always remember this
there are no ugly colors


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Prompt: a recipe poem