When I look out the window
And the fog blurs my view
I think of Monet
And the wonderful paintings he could do.

When I think of the fall
With colors vivid and bright
I think of Van Gogh
And his painting Starry Night.

When I think of Da Vinci
I think for a while,
And I think of Mona Lisa
And her mysterious smile.

Life is a painting,
An artist’s eye view,
Look through life with art’s eyes,
You’ll like it too!

Margaret Ellis
3rd place 3rd and 4th grades
LA Writes! 2008
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, LALuling, LA

reprinted with permission of LA Writes!