· Da vinci and the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa: Le Louvre
27 Jun 2017
Mona Lisa: Le Louvre
LE LOUVRE was there
in 1985
and a simple poet
froze in the air of silence
in the ROOM
just a museum
you might ASSUME
BUT the PAINTING WAS STILL THERE
Centuries too dumb
to speak or DECLARE
heart pounding
from 10 feet to ZOOM
Just a Poet
with an open eye
A finger a Hand
a Man with the voice
of a poet
but no Hand to DRAW
no such talent at ALL
Mona Lisa
held her FACE
COMPOSED
it Exposed the lines
of her FACE
ina RACE to
hold that face
or expression
in One PLACE
Mona held STILL
for hours
with the STEEL of her Will
THEN CAME the Skill
of LEONARDO da Vinci
with a WILL
to freeze two thoughts into ONE
And the poet who could SING
of the sweetness
and hustle and bustle
or the STING
of a World
was held tongue tied
with hands by my SIDE
And the ghost of LEONARDO
and the face of a woman
with relentless PRIDE
BOTH held me frozen
and the JOY from FOREVER
INSIDE ME CRIED!
You write the beauty when Leonardo comes to you.
To Herdianto Widjojo: Thank you for the profound compliment. Only your insight would see the connections that join us to art and a simple poet like me.
We both are the Divine pens, John.
Happy Tuesday