No leisure to dream,
aspire to great things,
beyond cheap grey foam on a dowel.

 

Not an art brush crafted from mink or sable,
and hardwood,
patiently lounging in a paint-splattered jar.

 

Each open plastic cell is functional, disposable,
rough and ready to do the job;
one shot only.

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Gwen Tarbet recently won Okanagan College’s three-hour writing contest with her story “The Hudson’s Bay Blanket” which is going to be published in the spring of 2012. She has five children, two dogs, two cats and a wonderful husband, none of whom take her at all seriously – which is good.

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STUDY OF A FOAM PAINTBRUSH • by Gwen Tarbet, 3.3 out of 5 based on 16 ratings

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One Response to “STUDY OF A FOAM PAINTBRUSH • by Gwen Tarbet”

1. marion Says:
   January 29th, 2012 at 1:04 pm

   Poor paintbrush – but somebody has to do the less lofty jobs, like a lot of people!

   Nice.

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