Short Paolo Poems

Paolo Uccello nickname 'the bird'
an inventive painter you may not have heard
His wife said he loved perpective more than her
forehortenig did so naturally occur...

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C-onvert
A-nd
B-aptize
A-ll
N-ations
A-fter
T-hey
U-nderstand
A-lmighty's
N-ews

Topic: 90th Anniversary (February 17,2020) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Photo: Paolo Salonga...

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Her train arrived right on time
a presence lost in the crowd
love’s interminable end
Eleven minutes


6/22/2016

-Eleven Minutes (Paolo Coehlo)

submitted to – Part 2, Fully Booked – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Nette Onclaud...

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June Paolo

Joyful not jinx
Understanding not underestimating
Never give up never lay
Excellent you are suppose to be
Perfect you should claim
Arise you aim
Overwhelmed well applauded
Lots of praise
Oh! My good, child stand up and race!...

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mixed icing while oven showed
eleven more minutes left
school shooting—radio blared 
wretched birthday cake

Written on 06/22/2016

Contest: Part 2 - Fully Booked
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud

Eleven Minutes (Paolo Coehlo)...

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Eleven minutes are left
Before you come with your brush
To paint the convulsing cloud
Ah just eleven
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June 23, 2016
Contest: Part 2--Fully Booked
Book title: Eleven Minutes (Paolo Coehlo)
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud...

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Milanese artist Lomazzo,the theorist*
was also an idealist
He claimed a shroud was the Lord's face
&thus a divine self-portrait thereon, was traced

*https://brill.com/view/title/36088?language=en(&chapter six of Giovan Paolo Lomazzo's Idea of the Temple of Painting (1590), )...

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Fate intervened on this day
I overslept... missed my train.
Find out about the rail crash -
Not a soul survived.


7,7,7,5 checked with how many syllables

Book Chosen Eleven Minutes by Paolo Coehlo

Contest Part 2 Fully booked
Sponsor Nette Onclaud
06~23~16...

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