Rispetto --- 2025 January 07 (Pope Clement VII--Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici)
A blessed soul has won a role, The Prince of Peace, Of noble birth, a novice born a blue-blood, Pontificate average those brevities, Stemmed full of thorns wrangled beneath his rosebud. Won The Papal States, Mona Lisa smiled, lost, His tenure was mired in doubts--parts that he crossed, A scorned tag as unfortunate of the popes, A Florentine, a Medici, useless hopes.
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
