Short Equalled Poems

The 'I am' Giotto of Poliziano
a monument to the artist ego
He claimed his art equalled poet Dante
only recitation & contemplation can say...

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Into my yoga room she came with a half moon
The sun burnt it, she said
For the moon dared to show in the afternoon
Her distress equalled the moons
Her tears, when they came, could fill a water balloon
I distract her with pictures in cartoons
Of animals and birds cooling down in the monsoon
Just then raindrops fell on her sketchbook
Filling her teacup with rain, I hand out a spoon
Thus, she stopped crying for the moon....

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What the Mona Lisa sees
The artist laid before her
His breath lingers in the air
Staring back and trying to pay honour to her beauty
Paint merges with turpintine to perfume the room
There in his eyes she see it the reflection
that started his fire
Where her perfect lines are mimicked but never are equalled
Then trapped within its confines
Watching art and artist die
Dust becomes her makeup
And tears become her praise
The enigmatic beauty with the enigmatic gaze...

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Fac Create
It all goes on in the factory
You name it they do it
A right old place of events
From art shows of cool paintings
To strip shows of hot ladies
Via a secret room for ing
Along with a Russian spy hiding
The flower seller downstairs
Equalled by the roof top ballet 
The tattooist of the middle floor
Plus a Satanist who likes pigeons
Drinking takes places in the cellar
All this and more in the factory
Anything creative goes here 
Pop down and give it a try...

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