Human Canvas

Dane at Le Moulin de la Galette, Renoir, 1876
Capturing on the canvas
of our soul
our life task
—some say.

The Maestro
bequeathing each
its pentimento
traces of our Being
—some say.

Residing
concealed
concealed
‘neath myriad
brushstrokes
–textures– of
culture
ancestry
family
personhood
—some say.

Paints of adaptation…
elegant
coarse
—some say.

Capture this
this
your essence
—some say.