Lady In Red

                                                                                                             Kaemerer

RUBY TUESDAY
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LADY IN RED

This painting is enchanting and completely new to me.

(Why are some things well-known, and some we never see?)

I've never heard of the artist, but he may well be famous.

When it comes to painters I'm almost an ignoramus.

The internet has allowed me to enjoy works such as this,

Which, in an earlier era, I'd have been sure to miss.

I love the graceful figure, the hand touching the face,

The pose, half-turned, flirtatiously and yet with consummate grace.

Most of all I love the material, which falls with a lovely drape,

Hiding and yet exposing the young girl's perfect shape.

I feel I could reach and touch it; the texture is so real.

I know, with absolute certainty, how the folds of it would feel.

Of course, there's a little story; her beau looks second-rate;

She's open to all offers, and she can hardly wait.

Finally, look at that 'modern' shoe with its height-of-fashion heel!

What a celebration of timeless sex-appeal!

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PAYMENT IN ADVANCE

She was gorgeous! She was lovely! She was sweet as apple pie!
And I told her that I'd love her till the two of us should die.
But she was a special lady and she only liked the best
And, on my meagre pittance, I couldn't pass the test.
So I told her, in all honesty, that one day I'd be wealthy;
That my father was quite elderly and really quite unhealthy.
I said that if she married me we'd manage for a while
On a promise for the future…… and she smiled that lovely smile.
She made me very happy. She made me very glad.
She kissed me very gently,
And went off and married Dad!
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