God's Paintbrush

The middle of the Rocky Mountains - Jon Merk photo

This could be a painting

by Cezanne:

the layers of light,

the colors of the sky,

clouds painted on the water

by a heavenly Artist's

hand;

Or a landscape by Monet,

images softening and blurring

in the corner of the eye:

a perfection of beauty

lighting up

the land.

The light is something

out of

Dali's dreams.

And if you rounded

the soft lines enough,

where the mountain's edge

is rough and clear,

it seems

Van Gogh himself

might even

feel welcome

here.

I am no artist

but when I view

the shape and color

of this

sky,

see the clouds

swimming in the lake,

the mountain

reaching high,

there is

so much beauty

ablaze that

even I

can surmise

what God

must have felt,

feel all

He must have

wished,

the day He

put down His

paintbrush,

after painting

this.