The lady from Kilkenny
The sisters from Argyle
Supporting casts for David
In a 19th century kind of style
Made in the plaster of Paris
Mannerist artists meanwhile
Whose works are way less revered
Are turned out by the city mile
From the Annunciation by Allori Alessandro
For those who knew of him by his smile
He gave his light to the Earl of Derby
To capture Vesuvius with his guile
There is a cross, a cross, a cross
Crosses for all those Jesus people who redial
There are blacks, reds, golds and marble
With granite and slate for the stronger willed denial
If you remember Byzantium
Haloes, and daggers, for those erstwhile
Followers of the Benedictines
As K suggested, I do write the most enduring bile
The first real touch of colour
A coronation, where angels and saints step in file
It is an unfinished work
Either that, or he came across the consort’s child
