Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

If Was the Mona Lisa Smile

If I was

The Mons Lisa

Having every day to awaken 

Unto a seemingly endless chorus line of 
critic's

Displayed as a center piece of art
adorned on a museum wall

Listening to each and everyone of them 

Wish in some small part to sum the
essence of her being up

By simply believing what is perceived at
first to be a Smile

May just as easily in fact not be

A Smile after all

We only see what we want to see

The rest our minds block out

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David Kavanagh October 1, 2021 at 12:12 PM Ha! you really are not impressed with the Mona Lisa Christopher, I'm not a big fan either, call me a philistine but I've seen better graffiti on the side of buildings, sorry Leonardo, cheers David Christopher Flaherty October 3, 2021 at 5:11 PM # me2 also David 3 can's full Smile for the Artist

Mystic Rose Rose September 30, 2021 at 4:03 AM That is the way of human nature dear Chris, We rarely dig deep, always being content with the surface, I enjoyed your poem this morning, hope you are keeping well, sending my smiles from afar, real ones, :) Christopher Flaherty September 30, 2021 at 2:02 PM Indeed MRR Human nature personified Cheers ta