Pehr Hilleström, Swedish
“Sorry, Nothing About Your Love Life, Dear. All I Get This Time of Year Are NCAA Basketball Results,” 1783
Oil on canvas
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/// “What I read from the leaves in this teacup
is: beware of a man who will sneak up.
He will come from behind,
for he’s eager to find
his dream bride (who’s a natural D-cup).”
/// Then the teller of fortunes detected
that her client was feeling dejected.
“He’ll reject you,” she added,
“if your résumé’s padded.
So expect that you will be inspected.”
/// The shocked client demurely replied,
“While I do hope to be some man’s bride,
any groom I would treasure
must be up to my measure.”
“Sorry, this one falls short,” Madam sighed.
/// Madame Spådam now had to adjust.
Her rich client no longer had trust.
No more gold would she spend,
(nor her skeptical friend),
on a fortune that was a big bust.
/// The arcane art of tasseomancy,
can’t predict when one’s life gets “romancey.”
Steeped leaves clump in a cup;
“Madame” makes something up.
Good advice for her fee? Pretty chancy!