Celebrating my labors

To celebrate my Labor Day 

I took over 100 pix of my paintings 

In an attempt to build a current inventory.

 I then compared them with the pix 

 I had stored on my computer, and found 

So many paintings missing — 

Gifts or sales I failed to record, 

But many more that I had hated 

 And painted over, then forgot to file away;

 Some of which I barely remember 

 Painting in the first place, 

And others that I’m sad I lacked 

The foresight to preserve. 

My cat was far more interested 

In the spider on the floor.