On a Detail In a François Boucher Painting

Poems ascend in luminous sapphire skies As prettily as any Boucher dove In flight eternal. The artist's strokes devise Each beauteous form to represent great love. How many shades of light, how many hues Playfully linger on each feathery wing? Such subtle shadows! Gentle tones infuse The senses, sweetly prompt the soul to sing. Cherubs frolic, blissful, plump and pink, Companions to each poem or lovely bird, Painted in Master's oils, or pen and ink, They celebrate that now their song is heard. Once seen, once read, no one can rend asunder These artefacts portraying Nature's wonder.