Portrait
The bleach-whitened and perfect smile
Leopard prints and trendy style
Grand home of imported red brick
Black leather wallet fat and thick
Drop-top sports coupe in racing blue
Boat, at dock, a weathered ecru
Bright teal nails on manicured hands
Pink toes in Caribbean sands
A ripe and verdant tapestry
High end art for others to see
The nouns in which you find value
Won’t be the paint of honest view
For living life, within the words
Not in the nouns, but in the verbs
Not what we have, but what we do
That paints the portrait, colors true
commonsensiblyspeaking 
Wonderful words as always, Brad 💐
You flatter me, Jupiter! Thanks for the love! 💋
how true; I was starting to get jealous of the life/person you were describing. And I had to look up “ecru”…
Thanks, Jim! And welcome to your ‘Word of the Day’ membership 😁
You keep adding new words to my list!
It’s a wonderful beautiful awesome verse. Super super cool , super brilliant, cleverly versed. You are one talented guy.
Yasmin, you make me blush. 😊 Thank you for your praising words! You know I feel the same way about you. ❤
Wow I love this and so true Brad. Ultimately it is what we do and how we treat one another not the shiny stuff on the outside. Have an amazing day. Love 💕 Joni
Thank you, Joni ❤ I hope your day is full of smiles!
This is absolutely stunning!!!
Thanks, rock star! You’re the best! 🤘⭐
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Great work Brad, loved every paragraph and the flow 😊
Thank you, dear friend! 😊
This is amazing! I love your word usage; it’s so descriptive and really makes the poem flow. Wonderful job!
Awww! Thank you, Haley! I am flattered. 😊
You’re most welcome! And aw, I’m happy to hear that. You deserve the flattery. 😄