Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
- by - Bob Atkinson
Viale Niccolo on her right
Boboli Gardens on her left
the woman of subtle beauty
lays her hands down to rest
the painter gives her words
his frustration evident
“...asked you to keep your hands
laying by your side...,” he said
she smiled in appreciation
of emotions she had brought
to the surface of the man
who no one else had mocked
“....you fool, you cannot tell me
what to do here in my life
I am not your concubine,
neither am I your wife....”
he fumed at this sign
of bravery on her part
the chaotic situation
brought him quickly to a stop
slamming down the painter's brush
not motivated to continue on
he stomped out of the room
to walk quietly in the garden
she touched his hand so gently
and kissed him on the neck
she whispered softly in his ear
“....you are such an impulsive man..
"you have no thoughts for others
concentrate only on your task
you need to feel emotions that
can be laid down
with your colored paints
else, you'll be only one of many
with talents large and small
to freeze emotions fully
takes bravado and fierce gall
so, dear let us return
to the setting you have made
and put into your painting
that wild internal rage..."
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About this poem
Imagine if you will DaVinci painting the Mona Lisa, with the model toying with his mine?
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Submitted by bob_saltzer on June 22, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,232 |
Words | 243 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5 |
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