Short Raphaelite Poems

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pre-raphaelite art

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Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale
made stained glass in a cathedral
In essence a Pre -Raphaelite
but with detail so finite...

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Painter Arthur Hughes
in pre-raphaelite who' who's
'April Love'* a reverse ecphrasis
depicting a love affair in crisis...

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Young in flowing gowns
a Golden Staircas* descending down
Edward Burne-Jones pre-raphaelite
with a enchanted dream of delectale delight...

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Brother to famous poet Christina Rossetti
no less renown was D G
a member & notable pre-raphaelite
their sweet women,are well worth a sight...

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ALEXA-manna vanna
auburn beauty-
sumptuous clothes,
in a stunning pose

twelve raphaelite cartoons will appear shortly @ 
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Frederick Sandys a pre-raphaelite
brothe to Emma portraitist of delight
Then sibling art togetherness did bring
lost & remote now as digital apps are 'the' thing...

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HOMAGE TO A LOVE DEPARTED
his beta,wife and muse
a love,on her death he was to lose
ALEXA
auburn beauty-
sumptuous clothes
in a stunning pose
THE SHEPHERDESS
with long flowing tress
what she thinks
is anyonels guess
SPRING BLOSSOM
fleeting beauty-fresh

see my pre-raphaelite cartoon images @ 
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I.

On the right is Emily Bronte,
Bard of Yorkshire moor—
Her talented, tormented family
Wrote novels which still endure.

II.

On the left’s Christina Rossetti,
Who chastely did refuse
The goblin’s fruit of ecstasy;
Pre-Raphaelite recluse.

III.

In the center’s a filmy mirror,
Dusty-looking glass;
You rub it till it’s clearer
And see a skull-faced lass—
Yourself…at Requiem Mass....

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BEATRIX aka Liz
the daydream became reality
his living hell for all to see
MARIANA
weary,dreary her gaze
symbol of Autumn days
her lonesome Fall-
awaits his call
BEREAVED MOTHER
news,bad and sad
brings no fear
to one who holds God near
MILLAIS GIRL WITH JUG
spring blossom weather
all girls together
a picnic by Millais
an early May day

see my pre-raphaelite cartoon images @ 
www.brotherhoodbabes.blogspot.com...

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Absorbed, every morn' I cleanse my 
Eyes in your Pre-Raphaelite beauty,
Your fragile lily white skin exposed,
Elongated lines, curved forms smile,
Aloft you hold the unlit gilded torch, 
Unkissed, velvet chocolate lips pout,
Adorned in the corners, sunlit room ,
A sad beauty transfixed , for all time.
The perfection of joy without breath
And yet without breath I see no joy.
The day beckons the impending night.
As you illuminate the darkened room .
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