Portrait of a Poet

Paint me invisible
impervious to light
infra-red
ultra-violet

Paint me symphonic
B flat minor 50 octaves deep
whale songs
magma

Paint me secret
in some place unseen
cave-man deep
Banksy quick

Paint me in miniature
doll’s house teensy
on a stone
in a nutshell

Paint me laughing
forever young
ginger-haired
looking foxy

Paint me whole
entire lifetime
voice
genome

Paint me with empathy
as God would do
with loving brushstrokes
of creation