Portrait of Lost Love

Lost love once painted me as a blurred piece of art,
but I'd dry my teary eyes and agree to pose again
if you can promise that you'll never break my heart.

From the thralls of love, I have sworn to abstain,
although the thought leaves me filled with doubt,
but I'd dry my teary eyes and agree to pose again.

Perhaps the time has come to end love's drought,
then heartache will be nothing but a faded memory,
although the thought leaves me filled with doubt.

From misery and loneliness, I wish to be set free.
Paint a portrait of me, wearing a contented smile,
then heartache will be nothing but a faded memory.

Like 'The Mona Lisa,' portray me in da Vinci's style.
Giving love another chance, I'd bravely do for you.
Paint a portrait of me, wearing a contented smile.

Brush me as a woman but not in woeful hues of blue.
Lost love once painted me as a blurred piece of art.
Giving love another chance, I'd bravely do for you
if you can promise that you'll never break my heart.



April 8, 2022
An Original Terzanelle Contest
Sponsored by Milt Hankins
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


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Date: 5/5/2022 11:17:00 AM
Congratulations, Jenna, for your splendid work in my contest. I really enjoyed the poem. I especially loved the last stanza, your "giving love another chance."
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Jenna Logan
Date: 6/14/2022 11:56:00 PM
Thank you for the honorable placement, Milt.
Date: 5/4/2022 6:15:00 PM
Loved these lines: nd loneliness, I wish to be set free. Paint a portrait of me, wearing a contented smile, then heartache will be nothing but a faded memory. Like 'The Mona Lisa,' portray me in da Vinci's style.//Congratulations!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 5/5/2022 7:17:00 AM
Thanks for pointing out the lines you liked, Kim.
Date: 5/4/2022 12:17:00 PM
This is so tender and hopeful and sad all at once, and your final stanza comes together so gracefully, congratulations on your win in the contest~
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Jenna Logan
Date: 5/5/2022 7:16:00 AM
Thank you very much, Michelle.
Date: 4/8/2022 11:51:00 PM
Jenna ….you write so beautifully and this poem is an example of that. Just lovely. Debx
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/9/2022 11:10:00 AM
You are so kind and generous with your comments, Deb. Thank you.
Date: 4/8/2022 1:35:00 PM
Such a lovely pen Jenna, with beautiful rhyme and flow matching the pic illustration so well. Blessings, Gordon
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/9/2022 11:10:00 AM
Thanks so very much for your welcomed thoughts, Gordon.
Date: 4/8/2022 11:12:00 AM
60-odd years ago, I knew a German artist, Jutta Gosoge, who painted female faces like your illustration, which reminded me of Elvis singing, Muß i' denn . . . . (wooden hearts don't break, but burn) Aloha!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/8/2022 11:19:00 AM
It's quite an interesting style, Rico. I think I'll have to research her paintings. "Wooden hearts don't break, but burn..." I wonder which is worse... to have a wooden heart or one that is capable of being painfully burned. Thanks so much.
Date: 4/8/2022 10:17:00 AM
Brilliant poetry Jenna, I hope one day she has a lovely smile like your avatar. Have a lovely weekend. Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/8/2022 11:17:00 AM
Oh, dear Tom. You are always offering such lovely comments, and for each one I am genuinely grateful. Thank you.
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