undertones

my world, the colors
can often become too dull
familiar they are,
a vintage portrait of accumulated
days shared to create a life
daydreams, fantasies....desire,
stir my imagination
and my mind creates a painter’s palette
graced with dazzling hues
racy, exciting reds
green to accentuate beginnings
soft violet, seducing
shocking, succulent magenta
music for the eyes
my brain translating, calculating
how do i bring these colors to life?
sighing... a happy sigh
a sigh of acceptance
knowing bold colors arrive
soon to depart, once we grow weary of them
but the undertones... unnoticed most of the time
define and accentuate our life
creating a rich landscape
outlasting trendy designs of fancy
life is an unfinished painting
and we are the artist
working on our own masterpiece