An Art Sale
When somebody told
June Marigold
her painting had sold
for a pittance,
she was not distraught.
In fact,
she thought it divine
and poured herself wine.
But a nagging thought came
that her critics would claim
the buyer just wanted the frame.
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love this nonsense poem in the tradition of Edward Lear. It made me laugh
I love the rhythm in this poem with rhyming pairs like divine and wine! Good for June Marigold for delighting in her work “sold for a pittance!” I second Gaby, the last stanza made me chuckle.
Nailed it.
What a delight!
wow–for me, you also touch on the underlying fluctuation of self worth artists get drawn into thinking about when there is money involved. Sales of their work, and for how much, and how they think about “value” of their artwork, and themselves can be a hot topic. I like that you gave June some wine to drink as she pondered all that!
I do like your poem Nancy!