His Artistic Brush

A model sits motionless with diaphanous drape, The paint in tubes, lies waiting for an escape, An easel's standing, so central to the room, On it a canvas. And nearby in the gloom, An Artist leans casually against an open door, Been thinking long, but now crosses the floor, Pulls back the blinds to let the light rush in, Adjusts his spectacles and prepares to begin, Then with a flourish of his artistic brush, Starts slowly to create a picture that's so plush, A Work of Art maybe, perhaps an important one, Which might see his name in lights, when it is done. Needing to observe, he lifts his eyes to peep, And finds that his model has fallen fast asleep. © Ernestine Northover