A Masterpiece

Paint-By-Number

After the school year had ended, and it was officially summertime,

We ventured out to look around our local five and dime,

We needed to buy something fun, yet time-consuming,

Something creative, detailed and unassuming,

A paint-by-number kit was what we would buy,

It kept us so busy, the time would just fly,

We sat by the window sill with the light coming in,

And opened the box up while starting to grin,

A fresh set of paints came with every new kit,

A beautiful blank painting, and a paintbrush- that was it,

A small cup of water we knew we would need,

To clean out our brush before we’d proceed,

To paint another color, then wait for it to dry,

And if we made a mistake, we wanted to cry,

Our masterpieces made us happy, and very proud,

It was a simple activity, not rowdy or loud,

We spent hours and days until it was painted completely,

Feeling accomplished at how we had painted so neatly,

The lazy days of summer when we weren’t in school,

Was the time of the year when paint-by-number would rule!

Tammy Harvey

Written:  April 15, 2017