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Your Smile Sends Me

You were sly with your wanton  stare 
How you seduced me with only a look
Neither classic nor found in any  book
Unique to you it was somewhat unfair
While I was naked just standing there

The strokes so quick we barely...met
I do not know how the pallet had felt
But I feared my whiskers would  melt
As I kissed the canvas, us two a duet
A miracle occurred as the paints...set

I the paint brush marveled at your smile
You - The Mona Lisa the epitome of style


01~13~2015
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Inspired By The Mona Lisa
Painted By Leonardo da Vinci

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Daver Austin

Date: 3/27/2015 11:20:00 AM

The naked painter thinking of the Mona LIsa. Great idea. Love, daver

James W Johnson

Date: 3/16/2015 8:27:00 AM

Beautifully written, Maurice. Romantic and playful, the work carries its reader to the surprising end. I love poem to da Vinci's best. Thanks for sharing... j

Iris E. Sankey- Lewis

Date: 2/20/2015 12:19:00 PM

How interesting, you had to paint another from the one you saw; and it's captivating. I wanted more, Maurice. love this romantic piece.

John Fleming

Date: 2/9/2015 12:23:00 PM

Rather befuddling when i first read it...but then underneath everything was made clear. A nicely penned effort, my friend! :) john.

Funom Makama

Date: 2/6/2015 7:37:00 AM

A lovely piece well penned down. Nothing short of a 7 is what it deserves. Its nice stopping by

Kp Nunez

Date: 2/5/2015 7:28:00 AM

I know it's quite late to be commenting, and though you said goodbye to soup for awhile, I came to once again enjoy the unique way you stroke the senses with your words. The brush has become the creator and the lover of the painting created from out of nowhere...It's a creative stroke like no other...Will be waiting for you to bring life to the four corners of soup as before...You're a fav! Wherever you are, smiles from the land of thousand isles...:D Kim

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/19/2015 12:24:00 AM

I love your original take on this contest Armand. It is always a pleasure to see what you will come up with. This is exceptional!

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/17/2015 9:19:00 PM

Well you have painted a most magnificent poem!

Bl Devnath

Date: 1/17/2015 12:37:00 PM

Beautiful look my lovely friend. Good luck in the contest. Loved always,bl

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/16/2015 9:50:00 AM

beautiful artwork of a piece, Maurice... you paint with gentle strokes of words.. huggs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/16/2015 9:15:00 AM

I enjoyed reading this again Maurice.

Paul Callus

Date: 1/15/2015 8:06:00 AM

Intelligent and unique take on this poetic offering, Armand. You bring both the painting and the brush to life! #7++ // paul

David Mohn

Date: 1/14/2015 7:06:00 PM

Marvelous Maurice!...unique and smartly written...should be high on the list

M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/14/2015 11:34:00 AM

Quite a superb write, Maurice!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/14/2015 9:00:00 AM

I like it, what a unique perspective.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 1/14/2015 7:38:00 AM

I love how you wrote from the paintbrushes perspective and you perfectly captured the Mona Elisa's unique smile...another fave...hugs, Rhonda

M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/13/2015 10:26:00 PM

Excellent piece, Maurice!

Casarah Nance

Date: 1/13/2015 7:19:00 PM

this is awesome you paint perfectly!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2015 4:59:00 PM

a fave!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2015 4:58:00 PM

wow, I love how you made the paint brush the "speaker" in this poem. at first I was thinking it was the artist himself, but it is more subtle and imaginative to have it be the paintbrush. A wonderful work with your poem for Rick. I used my December poem for this particular contest. Maybe it won't work. But I wanted to post that poem and had no idea what to use other than my sweet December muse!

Jan Allison

Date: 1/13/2015 3:33:00 PM

You have painted a masterpiece here Armand - your pen is as golden as Da Vinci's brush strokes!Good luck in the contest:-) Love and Hugs Jan xxx 7 faves xxx