Poised, an Arcadian goddess Adorned in luxury and style Beauty bursting from her bodice Artist entranced within a smile Outside, a returning empire Restoring imperial days As paint captures her eyes of fire Caught within her majestic gaze
Reflections of money and wealth We’d say a sugar-daddy’s bride Such beauty could never be stealth When worn with grace and elegant pride But love cares not about time and age And works in mysterious ways So perhaps our eyes should engage Caught within her majestic gaze
Madame Moitessier by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1856, oil on canvas. Currently housed by the National Gallery, London, UK
I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an on-going project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever growing love of poetry.
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