A house with murals for walls
speaks the character of its owner
as an artistic guide into the soul
of each individual room giving it
breath and personality,
Here's the fountain of youth,
a depiction of the owner's desire
to live forever mixed together with
blues and purple that speak to the
fear of death but also fear of loss,
And across towards the kitchen
the swirls, intersecting circles that
link together like pegs in a machine
telling of a deep desire for friendship
and connection to the world around,
Drawn by gentle fingertips caressing
the wall which saw so many gatherings
taking place, and so many children
conceived, and holding quiet streams
of water through old pipes that make
the home whisper like an old friend,
it is alive when the light hits it just right,
and it tells us stories through its art.