The Mystery of Iridescence

When a painter
looks at a
blank canvas
are they thinking

“This sure could use
a paint job, plus
I’ve got a tube of
acrylic red I don’t
want to go to waste?”

Or, are they thinking of
how to paint
The Mystery
of the iridescence of
a hummingbird’s throat?

I love to imagine
the Creator
bubbling into
a billion
Painters of Mystery,

but this morning I will
be glad to just
sit here, grateful
to have awakened
thinking about
iridescence
and not the need
for paint jobs.

(Photo by Paul Bonnar, UnSplash.com)