Masterpiece
In the garage sale there it was
An awful painting on black velvet
But that was not what I saw
It was the frame that held it
A marvelous piece of Spanish Baroque
How could I bargain when
They thought the painting a masterpiece!?
Its garish Elvis nothing but a joke
But how could I get the masterpiece
Without what it contained!?
I brushed the paint, it flaked
I offeredcompensation
But they thought restoration
I remarked how good it might look
In its original frame, which clearly this was not
And paying them for that and the price
Of someone to repaint
I claimed the frame as my part of the bargain!.
? October 10, 2007!. Albert K!. Jungers, All Rights Reserved
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