Museum Piece

 The good gray guardians of art
Patrol the halls on spongy shoes,
Impartially protective, though
Perhaps suspicious of Toulouse.


Here dozes one against the wall,
Disposed upon a funeral chair.

A Degas dancer pirouettes
Upon the parting of his hair.


See how she spins! The grace is there,
But strain as well is plain to see.

Degas loved the two together:
Beauty joined to energy.


Edgar Degas purchased once
A fine El Greco, which he kept
Against the wall beside his bed
To hang his pants on while he slept.

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