Sophia's Monk Art

I love art,

and it is my daily ritual

to sit for painting sessions.

Kids often follow their parents,

so, my daughter does too.

I encouraged her

to make a monk,

going on peace walk.

She did obediently,

taking my art as a reference.

She painted with full focus,

dodging her bratty brother.

The reference monk had no shoes,

but she added them, saying

or the monk would get splinters,

compassion even in imaginations.

She added Aloka too,

the canine ambassador.

I took a picture of the art,

uploaded it on Facebook.

Likes are showering,

six hundred so far,

generous comments too,

how much joy it gave them,

uploaded on Esty

two sales so far.

We will share

some of the proceeds,

as donations.

Art rewards and nurtures us,

at so many levels.