The Masterpiece of Art

I decided to write in pencil
although ink deserves you better
I may fit you on a page or two
but your life outgrew the letter..

I would paint you on a canvas
but the colors wouldn’t blend
or try to stitch you out in thread
but the needlepoint won’t mend…

There’s so much of you to capture
more complex than art can grasp
no music line could sing your song
no film can photograph…

No sculpture can define your face
pale stones cannot compare
no gem’s too grand upon your throne
too wistful for the writer’s flare..

No poet can embellish you
for you’re far beyond that realm
You’re brighter than a wildest dream
more elegant than the elm…

Immaculate are you in truth
in whole by perfect part
Crafted, molded, framed and forged
the masterpiece of art.