You Make The Tea. I Will Draw (No New Words)

Part Four

Then, Jane entered puberty.

She began styling her hair,

While Peter remained puerile.

But, no-one seemed to care

That he wore the same clothes 

That he'd always done.

He was a boy, after all.

He deserved to have fun.

Jane scoffed silently to herself

When Peter drew a flower.

But, despite her knowing maturity

He yet wielded sibling power.

'Here's A Tree', Says Jane, 'And Here Are Some Flowers'

Part Three

But, Jane wasn't having any of that.

She was damned

If she were going to spend 

Nine months getting fat.

So she began to compete.

Put in the hours.

Her only mistake

Was to focus on trees and flowers.

For, as feminist historians

Have rightly realised,

Flower painting is/was considered lowly,

Neither acclaimed nor highly prized.

'Let Us Draw', Says Jane (Draw Us)

Or, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?  

Part One

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To be continued . . . .