Porcelain skin with blue painted eyes <br />Strokes of cherry brushed on her cheeks <br />Lips are a soft shimmered pink sublime <br />Flaxen hair graces her face as a smile peeks <br /> <br />Two small strings of pearls adorn her neck <br />Gracefully touching a peach chiffon dress <br />Ruffles are trimmed with teal colored specks <br />With satin peach heels she sits with finesse <br /> <br />A lavender parasol shades her from the sun <br />On a bench in Central Park awaiting her beau <br />Horse drawn carriages where romance is won <br />Flat bottom boats drifting with lovers in tow <br /> <br />Spring blossoms are peeking out in all colors <br />Plush green grass that tickles your toes <br />Ice cream vendor’s music calls two brothers <br />Cobblestone streets create a nostalgic flow <br /> <br />Barber pole has stood still for generations <br />Lady waiting for her beau remains in place <br />Town halls clock stares in silent expectation <br />Frozen within painted strokes of eternal grace <br /> <br />This moment in time an artist painted <br />During the nineteen twenties he gives <br />This as a gift to one he is acquainted <br />This lovely lady on the bench who is <br /> <br />My Great Grandmother is the lady who poses <br />For her beau the artist whom she soon wed <br />Showered her wedding day with colorful roses <br />A portrait that speaks of love and where it led <br /> <br />Watching over us she reveals a time <br />When the air was fresh and life was fair <br />Town halls clock rang its musical chimes <br />Sounds of children's laughter filled the air <br /> <br />Thank you granny for times we reminisce <br />Her picture is hung at the foot of my bed <br />Soon another generation will inherit this <br />Then great great granny they to will be led. <br /> <br />2006 Carole Cookie Arnold<br /><br />Carole Cookie Arnold<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/blue-painted-eyes/
