A/N: For the poetry bootcamp competition, prompt #018: portraits. Not really character based, but it illustrates the difference between drawing/painting a picture and just taking a photo. I think the magic portraits and photos work the same way.
Works of Art
They thought few Wizards
had the art to paint
for all they did was wave a wand
and with magic – poof –
a likeness emerged
And they would be correct
but there were still those
who took the time and care
to craft these things by hand
And it were those that were
the most valuable of them all
and preserved as magic waxed and waned
and the tides of time flowed on
For despite ink and paint fading adieu
left magic of their own:
life, love, care and the touch
of memories that can never be forgotten.