Jan Veth, Dutch
Unfortunately, the Sisters’ Lactose Intolerance Was So Severe They Couldn’t Even Say Cheese, 1885
Oil on canvas
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/// Arms of two of these kin intertwine,
while they pose in a lineup malign.
The middle one’s bolder,
her hand on a shoulder,
but her sister says, “Touch? I decline.”
/// In dim light, each grim spinster and scholar
seems to have on a clerical collar.
When you dress like a priest
then the odds have decreased
that you’ll worship the almighty dollar.
/// So the sisters adjust their attire
to connote, that to which they aspire.
They crave soulmates to trust,
who don’t lust after lust,
who ride streetcars, but do not desire.
/// Most young people, with time, will discover,
one ought not judge a book by its cover.
Though a woman be plain,
if you’d seek out her brain
you may well find a reason to love her.
/// Jan’s three sisters look sullen and glum.
(In that way they resembled their Mum.)
High-necked dresses in black,
parted hair pulled straight back;
no one knew there were depths there to plumb.
/// For sick animals, Cornelia cared.
To Johanna, no singer compared.
But the middle one’s talent
conquered many a gallant.
Clara sucked out men’s souls when she stared.