If . . .
I were an artist, I would
paint a portrait of my daughter.
I would gather paints of pure colors,
Alizarin Crimson, Blue, Yellow,
Titanium White, Ivory Black;
a pristine white canvas,
Emma Cottrell is a free-lance writer and poet now living in Atlanta, Georgia who seeks to explore the inner nature of things and the role of the senses in her writings. Her poetry has been published in two anthologies, Twilight Musings and A Surrender to the Moon and in journals such as Georgia Backroads and White Tops.