Long hallways fill with dread
Narrow vias temporarily tread
Empty barren rug filled stretch
Doors adjoined to leave in peace

An artist in workshop using paint
Canvas drenched in red and pink
Years sitting for inspiration hit
Complete and ready to print

Lithograph series 22/300 sold
Old money bought brought home
Corridor vacant since she left
A space reserved bereft of taste

Frame encased and stretch fitted
Bright Victorian pattern embedded
Nail and string all that fortifies
Level set by glass blocked eye

Hallway now filled with light
Images greet the passerby
Time passes and scene ignored
Fading under sunlight poured

22/300 left to hang indefinitely
Worthy of praise yet forgotten
A life of expertise seen no more
The hallway yelled and implored

The house now rattles and quakes
Collapsing under termite weight
Salvage retrieved and restored
History rekindled and adored