Monostichs 1

Enmeshed in misunderstandings who can carry the torch?
Rugged, cultivated too, some old French people.
Manet's mother's face is large with patience.
Manet's father was gruff, in pain, annoyed.
In Manet's portrait his parents' eyes are downcast.
On Papa's table, a scrap of tapestry, a snuffbox.
Manet crushed his parents into a confining space.
Paint without fear your parents for them to see.


Monostichs 2

This model sits for one painter only.
Once there is a bunch of violets in her bodice.
Again she takes hold of the red fan in her lap.
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