Life is like a work of art <br /> That glows with promise at the start. <br /> The canvas seems so cold and bare <br /> But capable of colors rare. <br /> <br /> The work requires an artist's touch. <br /> The stroke of genius can add much, <br /> The kiss of an inspired brush. <br /> Converts the bare to an awed hush. <br /> <br /> Life is like a block of marble <br /> Quarried from the loins of earth, <br /> Solid, gleaming, pearl of stones <br /> Yet nothing till the sculptor hones. <br /> <br /> We make of life a work of art <br /> If we progress from careful start, <br /> But only if the bare and tragic <br /> Are transformed by touch of magic.<br /><br />Harold Putnam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/work-of-art/
