Hold Still, Rose ------------------ Why does each picture of me look wrong? Dawn on the quay, I stand in his pail I only want to be seen. They all fail Yet he shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly Says, "Just hold still, rose" How can he stay calm and just go on? I tilt, I preen, my stem is sore His canvases pile higher than the door Yet he shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly Says, "Just hold still, rose" "You don't have to pose for me Let me rest the brush I only need to see Only to see" I stopped posing, and held still He laid his last brush down by the pail Now I'm seen, and I'm content to fade Since he shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly He shrugs lightly Said, "Just hold still, rose" --- "Hold Still Rose" Copyright © 2026 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
