The Tiger and the Fly

Not surprisingly I think this is fantastic, Tina - particularly "a fresh canvas offends him with its blatant candescence" I know the feeling well.... I also love the idea of `pointillistic tears'

Hi Tina, it's amazing what people keep in their attics. What a beautifully descriptive painting you describe and I wonder what it did sell for? I also love the title. Thanks for the read. Jenny.

I think you've captured an artist's frustration admirably. I particularly like "A daubed smudge of anxiety begins his baleful fresco..." I know that feeling well.

new Silver-Spun-Sand Well deserved cherry! Tried put comment just now, now found plug pulled out. This is amazing the way you have captured images on a canvas and feelings and colours. And hammer went down. I too have a few collected who knows how much mainly fete's markets. After central heating got turn out, small big some names but who knows? Line I like As the canvas sings its own Sweet elegy to a masterpiece. Who knows. Have a good week-end julie xx

New Silver-Spun-Sand Well hello! How are you. Computer plug was caught out. Third time replying to you, no glasses on. Dissappears comment. Brief you. I literally fell? for Colin Firth "The King's Speech" here? joke I carried bundle newspapers up three steps bedroom backless slippers,due to go to film daughter's treat wham! down on the floor I grazed knees cinema smarted ouch. Took week clear then she took me I wore? Wedged thermal ankle furry boots she bought, she said "hurry mum" across the lights, got onto pavement, chatted happy,facing her wham two tanks in pavement electric or what,smack over I went. , now see one has little metal edging round it, clumsy oof! must have kicked it. Don't think was boots but expand when warm, she said,so taking boots of in small cinema seats had her flattie shoes on. That was "The Black Swan" Natalie Portman best actress won. Hard me to undertand all. till dughter told me.I have got "Swan Lake Ballet" DVD CHEAP OF web is it. Beautiful, my 1st ever ballet, elderly couple took me,I stayed after polio very young, always wanted to be ballerina. Did you stand on points ever.That's enough fro me. Other things went wrong, one religious wise friend, some win some you loose. I don't go now. Ray's out a lot snooker Captain? How are things with you, promises things, changes his mind. Have a good week-end. Nothing typed yet answer few only. Nice hear from you. Exciting dream and black cat been in see us. Then post little bit money. take care julie xx

It's a very nicely told story. I like the way the title is woven in unexpectedly. Rob

Why you are so good at this Tina is summed up if you will pardon the joke in your final word choice of sum, how it works with the earlier rhymes, and echoes the 'own' and 'down'. I would have used fee and it would have been the wrong choice. A master at work. :-)