Hooray for random inspiration. I own naught but the poem's thought. All else is A. G. Howard's.
Paint me a memory
Sing it to the leaves
Bury me in butterflies
All I'll ever need
Oh, paint me a memory
Of innocence and peace
On the wings of butterflies
I'll bring you to your knees
Paint me a river
To split the world apart
Stand by and watch as
Moth-wings carve my heart
Oh, paint me a river
Of all my hopes and fears
Wherever you'll go,
My wings bring me near
Paint me a forest
Reveal those forgotten years
I'll envelop you in gossamer
And hold you near
Oh, paint me a forest
Of tears and fears and all
Though my strength is failing
I will not let you fall
Paint me a story
One never told before
Tell me on the wing
Lest the silence fate abhor
Oh, paint me a story
Of the end of time
Seventy-eight years
Of flying wind and rhyme
Your paintbrush is dry now
You have left my side
But if I ask you once more
I know you will comply
Paint me in Wonderland…
Paint me a queen.
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