i carved on the stream
seated on her mossy edge ---
monkeys were watching
Arty stuff No 10
That artistic Italian Belinni,
Once ordered a toasted panini,
He was sitting alone,
But he started to moan,
As his sausage was only a weenie!
Arty stuff No 9
An impressionist called Vincent van Gogh
Developed a bit of a cough,
Whilst shaving one morning
He coughed without warning
And THAT'S how he cut his ear off!!
Arty stuff No 8
An artist called Johannes Vermeer,
Was quietly drinking a beer,
A girl with an earring
Said something endearing,
So he smiled and thought "That's an idea!"
Arty stuff No 7
Raphael's old mate, namely Titian,
Was thinking of taking up fishin',
He was reading a book
About slinging your hook,
Then strode off with his rod on a mission!!
Arty stuff No 6
That renaissance-ish artist Raphael,
Was sketching while sat in a gale,
A gust took his pad
Which made him quite sad,
As his subject was Jonahs' great whale!
Arty stuff No 5
Millet was doing a dance,
As he painted a farm in Provence,
He would turn in a rush
And while holding his brush
Adopt a most classical stance!
Arty stuff No 4
Gauguin was eating a peach,
While painting a scene on the beach,
A girl who was nude
Thought he looked rather lewd,
So she kept herself way out of reach!!
Arty stuff No 3
Monet would sit by the lake,
Painting lilies whilst eating a cake,
He dropped crumbs in the water,
Which upset his daughter,
But pleased all the fish and a snake!!
Arty stuff No 2
Rodin was chipping away,
At a big lump of marble one day,
He was sculpting a bloke,
But with one dodgy stroke,
The wobbly bits all flew away!
Arty stuff No 1
An artist called 'Toulose' L'Autrec,
Thought landscapes a pain in the neck,
So he painted in bars,
Drank Absinthe from jars,
Which left him an absolute wreck!!
Never played a game
i ever wanted to win
place the power drill against your chin
played roulette with some Russians
No grets grets(regrets for those unknown)
Peat Peat can i say that again
that again
oh g---------------------t said with a crooked smile
---------r_______a
---------------e
I see the ether shadows
rip themselves from
beneath the canvas page
And form t_________f in a shape you only see.
________h_________l
________e_________e
________m________s
All past mistakes mistook
Souled out of soul
A fool to be anything other
curious
yet
curiouser
fantasy
fuelled
the unreal
visage
surreal
fish
fruit
vegetables
writ
large
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