Art's Melody

Notes of color
Splash against a blank canvas,
A legato melody
Of hues in harmony.

A sixteenth note of indigo,
An eight note of blue.
Half notes of scarlet
Cover the whole note of white.

The artist determines
His own time signature.
The ticking of the clock,
A metronome setting the tempo.

The song has ended,
But is forever stained on paper
To be played or seen
At any moment.