Oils Aint Oils

MICROFICTION

http://www.stonyriver.ie/
gave us the prompt

OILS AIN'T OILS

Ha ha! Gotcha! You see, last time

I just sold you oily slime!

You paid through the nose, you stupid hick!

I may be greasy but I'm pretty slick!

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                           Escher

DEFT!

I have a problem with these hands; 

They're drawn with the deftest touch.

But the manner of the artistry

Worries me very much!

Did the artist have a model?

I think he did without;

The nearness and the intimacy

Put someone else in doubt.

No, the hands belong to Escher,

I'm absolutely sure.

The proximity is definite.

See each wrinkle, vein and pore!

So, if these hands are Escher's

We then need to decide

Which was the artist's leading hand?

 On the left or the other side?

The drawing of the right hand

Is clear and firm and bold, 

But that's not the hand holding the pencil!

The left is the one to hold.

The left hand looks quite awkward!

The pencil-grip is strange!

He wanted to draw with his left hand

But he had to make a change.

So, although the right hand looks so firm,

And the left almost distorted,

I think Escher was a South Paw!

There! I'm glad I've got that sorted!

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