A sculpture by Cellini*
Stands in Florence in a square.
Since 1554 you can find
Perseus still there.
He holds Medusa's head aloft
Triumphantly to show
All comers of his deed,
The head the proof they'd need to know.
Commissioned by a duke, Cellini
Worked for nine long years,
Resulting in a masterpiece
As great as it appears.
How magical to gaze at something
Made in ancient times.
No words can quite convey that feeling;
Neither can my rhymes.
*Benvenuto Cellini
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