Sidewalk Artist

She drew pastel renditions
Of great masterpieces
On paper she had taped
To the Munich sidewalk.
While crowds of people
Milled about watching
And others wound their way
Around her makeshift studio,
She swiftly blended in
Flurries of color,
Creating works as beautiful
And as stylishly intricate
As the original paintings.
As soon as a drawing
Was completed
And the colors
Were fixed with spray,
It was rolled up
And sold to one of
The waiting spectators.
Her artwork is probably
Framed and on display
In hundreds of households
Around the world,
Yet like the stereotypical artist,
While contributing
To the ambience of the city,
She barely scrapes by.