Burst of Sunshine Gleaming Teapot

Grandfathers deep English voice joined hers in prayers Apple trees shimmering in the sunlight beside the water Crumpled apricot roses tumbled above the interlaced arch The mistress of the house wore a necklace of black pearls Attends every afternoon for tiny cakes and fine Ceylon teas Full evening dress, frothing swell of linen and velvet bodice Painting roses and rosebuds, petal by petal with dewdrops Delicate tweeting of finches Dainty wings flittering to and fro Precious secrets of a painters art the canvas would not yeild Tailored black suit with a faint chalk stripe,double breasted Rows of silver buttons stamped with lions , deep grey eyes