If I Could Paint the Sky

Feb 14

Some of you have already read this.  If I Could Paint the Sky is one of my favorite poems I created.  I came up with it when my kids asked where people go when they go to Heaven.
For today’s Quiet Corner…

If I Could Paint the Sky
By Jill Wright

If I should die, I would ask God for a Heavenly chore
To choose the colors the sun calls for
During the morning hours of colorful schemes,
Until the sun shoots out its bright, glorious beams.

I would want to ask God for a pallet of paints
That everyone would love, even the saints.
And a paintbrush to stroke the pictures I choose
That spreads the glorious sunrise of brilliant hues.

I would want to ask God for the wisdom of art
So I could paint the sunset from my heart.
Brilliant colors and deep arrays
Oh Loving God, to You they will praise.

If I should die and go to Heaven, the job for me
Is to paint the stars in the world for everyone to see.
I would paint the moon so it reflects in the sea
So gracious, full and brilliant, oh glory be!

Oh God, someday we will meet and I pray that day
I would get to paint the brilliant sky and say,
God taught me to paint the sky for all of you
Blessed be the Creator, His creations so true!

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If you enjoyed this poem, try these:
The Sorry Salesman
Praise Poem
How Dreams Begin
The Tree