Kim Rodrigues Poet Ekphrasis

Moaning Mona

Moaning Mona
Oh! Oh!
Oh no,
moaning &
complaining;
her draping
archaic.
Drop a little off
the shoulder,
Mona, baby.
Show a bit
of cleavage.
Best to smile
and wink,
to stay abreast
with modern society.
Mona, don’t
grow cold.
Keep your clothes on.
Save the nudes
for someone else.
You’re only good
when you follow us-
your dark eyes
kept safe behind glass.
Don’t be mad, Mona,
your just a common figure
in history,
a class act,
not suited
to get between satin sheets.
Your mud-pool irises
and hair match-
same dye
for both, Mona dear?
Your alabaster skin
pale as moonlight.
Your handsome hands-
Leonardo found them
enticing. So do we
as we admire
your sleeves. Stay
grounded, Mona…
Complaining
and moaning-
oh no! Here we go again!
Oh…oh…
Moaning Mona.

4/13/2023

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Caren Krutsinger April 24, 2023 at 11:06 AM Such a hint of sensuousness for Mona Lisa; what a terrific poem you have created! I am sure she is blushing as she reads this tribute. Kim Rodrigues April 24, 2023 at 4:43 PM Thank you so much! :)

Joseph P. DiMino April 14, 2023 at 11:31 AM Well done, Kim; trying to think if I have ever seen the original? Maybe at the New York Museum of Art. Anyway, she deserves her place in history, for just have posed so long. Blessings my friend. Kim Rodrigues April 14, 2023 at 2:11 PM I saw the painting at The Louvre in Paris. She is small but I liked her.

Mike Gentile April 14, 2023 at 5:39 AM Kim, I found your Mona to be so very intriguing! I love your composition! What a great poem! Happy Friday xxoo Kim Rodrigues April 14, 2023 at 2:12 PM Thank you, Mike!

Fin Chuuk April 13, 2023 at 8:34 PM Mona be Mona and the world be at peace. Great write, Kim :) Kim Rodrigues April 14, 2023 at 2:12 PM Thanks, Fin!

Gershon Wolf April 13, 2023 at 7:46 PM Well, I guess even Mona Lisa has to adjust a bit to, ahem, 'the times.' :) gw Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2023 at 8:32 PM :)

Daniel Turner April 13, 2023 at 5:26 PM I watched an educational show once about restoring the Mona Lisa and other old classics. Fascinating stuff. They used lacquer based paints and over time it begins to fracture . They have to remove each tiny piece individually. Really cool! A very cool poem, Kim. A good read. Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2023 at 6:15 PM Interesting! Thank you, Daniel!

Anne-Lise Andresen April 13, 2023 at 4:36 PM - Let Mona be who she's always been... don't mess with the lady :) - hugs Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2023 at 6:14 PM Truly!

Sara Kendrick April 13, 2023 at 3:58 PM Some say that the Mona Lisa is actually Leonardo himself posing as a woman. So the trick is on us. LOL..I keep wondering if it might be true. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2023 at 6:14 PM You never know…lol!