Gin and Tonic

Alba Girl drank her Gin and Tonic It was such a lovely drink But an acquired taste Only certain cultured people liked it People like her with different ‘tastes’ Alba Girl liked to travel and draw She was an artist and a thinker Always thinking the reason why And what made a picture better If it was a landscape pencil sketch Or portrait of an important person There were ways to make it better Changing the perception of the art A deeper use of shadows Or more intense colour Gave vivid impressions Like on her new series of paintings Which she would continue When she returned from her trip to Italy Till then she deeply thought And enjoyed her tip Including her G and T