For years she thought
she'd been painted
By the French painter Jacques-Louis David
But now must accept she is the work
Of a gifted pupil. Her expression --
Eyes wide in her half-shadowed face,
Lips willing to be amused -- seems unchanged.
As ever, she looks at her viewer calmly
Willing to talk, willing to go on working.
My head cocked, I watch for a while. We are
Both prentice pieces and so
Must serve each other as we can.
By the French painter Jacques-Louis David
But now must accept she is the work
Of a gifted pupil. Her expression --
Eyes wide in her half-shadowed face,
Lips willing to be amused -- seems unchanged.
As ever, she looks at her viewer calmly
Willing to talk, willing to go on working.
My head cocked, I watch for a while. We are
Both prentice pieces and so
Must serve each other as we can.
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