Woman astride a rockinghorse lament the loss of her youth, painting by Liam Barr
Land of little luxury

2010, Oil on Canvas, 71 x 55.5cm

This land of little luxury, this house, my home, my prison, has worked me to the bone. Youth came and went, the silver shone, here I sit alone. Rocking Rolley, looking fine, no child did ever ride, for I became the rocking horse, reined in well before time.

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