Philip Burton 09/02/2008 Sunshine has faded the sun and the sea. A spider web hangs where a pin used to be. Old Father Time has wrinkled the paper. The paint has peeled and come off as a wafer. The cloud in the sky is no longer snow white. The edge is all waved where a mouse took a bite. Why is this picture so long on display? Teacher puts fresher ones round it each day but this is a painting she'll never unfix - a painting she painted when she was aged six. I hope that when I'm an hundred and three I'll treasure a picture painted by me.