Painting Happiness

I paint happiness

on faces floating

in search of smiles.

I blot out intruding tears

choosing bold lusty colors

awakening blushes in souls.

My palette knife

spreads laughter

in thick layers,

swirls joy into hearts

in resounding illumination.

Stray clouds of loneliness

are joined together

in brush strokes as

sun unfolds arms to rainbows

after kissing drops of rain.

I sketch butterflies

in cushioned fields of cotton,

dress the moon

in golden raiment,

color seas of tinted music,

painting a hued reality

for all the world to see.