Art - Michelangelo
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Love and Grief
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The love of mother and son depicted in a marble statue,
the Pieta, said to be the most beautiful in Rome to this day;
no corpse could be more life-like- no mother more sad,
it resides in St. Peter's Chapel- behind glass.
So elegantly beautiful,
the face of Mary unfathomable and tender;
the veins and bones of Christ,
wonderfully worked.
Divine the feelings- I feel . . .
The virgin draped in a huge cloak;
with the dead Christ on her lap- his body limp,
her right hand supports his upper body, gaze lowered,
his right arm, hand and foot dangling . . .
Nearly naked, Christ lies in the folds of her cloak;
lovingly she holds him in death,
her face etched with compassion.
Grief so beautifully carved,
amazing the artist;
his name carved in the fastener of her cloak,
Michelangelo Buonarroti . . .
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May 6, 2017
Verse/Art- Michelangelo
Copyright Protected, ID 898394
Written for the contest, Celebration of Art
sponsor, Kim Rodriques
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2017
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