Leonardo Vs Michaelangelo

How can we compare you! Two great men of history!
Known for your legacies of beauty, and creative minds,
Artists within extraordinary boundaries of brilliance,
Geniuses that you were! We adore your work! With praises.

(Leonardo from Vinci)
Vinci! Your place of birth! No surname from father, born out of wedlock, 
Your beauty grace and design always followed your life,
Engineered with scientific futuristic visions for inventions,
They called you! The greatest painter of your era! Logical, not mystical,

(Michaelangelo Italian sculpture)
Your mother died when you were six, but nothing could stop your greatness,
Painter, architect, poet, engineer, sculpturer, 
You were often called the divine one, awe-inspiring grandeur,
Four years to paint the Sistine Chapel in all its glory and fame.

We heard sad reports, that the two of you had some kind of dispute,
An anonymous writer! Nobody knew for certain,
They presumed some kind jealously between you!
Both of you were so dedication and commitment to your work,

Leonardo and Michael, you were so alike in your imaginativeness,
So advanced in creating astounding works of art, 
This is why we pay tribute because we admire and applaud you,
Two renaissance wonders! Leonardo’s Mono Lisa! Michaelangelo’s David.

09/08/2016
For contest sponsor Marugu Mo
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Gasun Avatar
October 19, 2016 at 5:03 AM
A real awesome tribute to the two world famous artists, my dear friend Wendy! Big congrats on your win! Thanks for sharing! Hugs and cheers!
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October 19, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Thank you DS x
Scars Avatar
October 18, 2016 at 7:23 AM
loved this one Wendy :) congrats on your placement :)-luloo
Rycroft Avatar
October 18, 2016 at 7:47 AM
Thank you laura, yours was great also x
Haight Avatar
August 20, 2016 at 9:22 AM
Wendy, you composed this tribute brilliantly with equal respect for both talented artists and writers. Well done, and best wishes for the contest. Hugs, Sandra
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October 18, 2016 at 7:49 AM
Thank you, Sandra x xxxxxxxxxxx
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August 20, 2016 at 4:33 PM
Thank you Sandra x
Andresen Avatar
August 14, 2016 at 12:02 PM
- A very skilled work, Wendy - Interesting reading - Good luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Rycroft Avatar
August 15, 2016 at 12:58 AM
Thank you,Sunshine x
Neumann Avatar
August 14, 2016 at 11:20 AM
This is good. Good luck for the contest. I am procrastinating writing about them. Do not know enough about them, but I guess that is the challenge...
Rycroft Avatar
August 15, 2016 at 12:59 AM
Thank you, Kai x
Dietrich Avatar
August 14, 2016 at 10:33 AM
what a grand tribute this is. I did mine with a humorous slant!! (not posted yet) It was a difficult challenge, I thought.
Rycroft Avatar
August 15, 2016 at 1:00 AM
Thank you, Andrea xx
May Avatar
August 14, 2016 at 6:44 AM
A lovely tribute to 2 great artists Wendy....Nicely written
Rycroft Avatar
August 14, 2016 at 7:15 AM
Thank you, Joseph x
DiMino Avatar
August 13, 2016 at 4:51 PM
So beautiful a tribute, Wendy; so sad this day of quick-fix, commercialism. No one wants to wait for fame--or for heaven for that matter.
Rycroft Avatar
August 13, 2016 at 5:29 PM
Thank you Joe for dropping by x
Warrior Avatar
August 9, 2016 at 3:58 PM
Very artistically done Wendy...great descriptive verse on the two Masters...not an easy thing to do...god bless...^WW^
Rycroft Avatar
August 9, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Thank you ,Winged It was very hard to keep it in the 5 stanzas x
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