The Artist and his Luckless Wife <br /> They lead a horrid haunted life, <br /> Surrounded by the things he's made <br /> That are not wanted by the trade. <br /> <br /> The world is very fair to see; <br /> The Artist will not let it be; <br /> He fiddles with the works of God, <br /> And makes them look uncommon odd. <br /> <br /> The Artist is an awful man, <br /> He does not do the things he can; <br /> He does the things he cannot do, <br /> And we attend the private view. <br /> <br /> The Artist uses honest paint <br /> To represent things as they ain't, <br /> He then asks money for the time <br /> It took to perpetrate the crime.<br /><br />Sir Walter Raleigh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-artist-2/
