Why Ms.? by Kelly Young

Now Ms.,
I know you have been posing for a while;
But why, Ms., do you not exactly smile?

You are not mad,
You are not sad,
Then why Ms., do you not portray the emotion of glad?

Your smile, I've heard is white as the moon.
I've been painting you for hours, 'tis nearly noon;
will that smile appear soon?

Still, I don't know why,
You're as magnificent as the sky,
But why do you look rather sly?

Now Ms.,
I know you have been posing for a while;
But tell me Ms.,
Please,
Why do you not exactly smile?