The Test Of Time

"All for the love of writing fine and forever lasting poetry."

One poem that stands the test of time,
Outshines tons of mediocre ones.
Heartfelt, soulful, and divine,
that won’t
fade
like a photo
beneath
the sun.

A million in a million years,
may give birth to
a few.
I’ll be happy when I’m done,
with one fine one
or
two.

When an artist paints his masterpiece,
does he know what it is?
Is it just a painting to him,
or 
his muse’s sweetest kiss?

Is it the same with all our children,
of the creative heart and soul?
A poem that stands the test of time,
may come fast
or
may come slow.

The poet may not know it,
in this life, anyway –
for
if and when 
he’ll paint a masterpiece,
is not for him to say.