My Dear Friend, the Artist

My dear friend, 
the artist, while

we have never
really met, I

would like to
say you embolden

me to be more
colorful, more

of myself, bringing
me to where 

the water runs
through, deepening

the riverbed, offering
us all a home. 

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, copyright April 16, 2024, all rights reserved 

Based on a writing prompt from Poetry Super Highway for National Poetry Month, 2024 and this news article:
“The US was getting too expensive. So this artist relocated to France for a slower-paced life”
By Silvia Marchetti, CNN