A Mortal Masterpiece Poem by Beach Leanbh

A Mortal Masterpiece

Rating: 4.8


She sits before me, an infallible piece
A masterwork of bone, sinew, and skin
Defying perfection her fairest cheeks and feminine chin
Her form crafted and carved as a statue of ancient Greece

Lo! I would keep her hidden, a secret held unto me
Locked away to appease my most jealous heart
For it would cause a mortal cut if e’er we were apart
My soul she holds captive, her eyes contained the very key

But I could not withhold such beauty from the Earth
A prisoner to my selfishness, a fate yet undeserved
Her expert shape and classical features to all should be observed
Not all the gold of all the nations could match her shine or worth

So go my ornate masterpiece!
Go and share your radiant gleam
Go my Venus de Milo, my Winged Victory
And light the world with your achromic beam

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Naseer Ahmed Nasir 03 August 2010

The poem itself is a masterpiece. The last stanza uplifts the whole poem and turns it from personal to universal meanings.

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Eman Obied 25 August 2010

I love your writing style, :)

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Fred Babbin 05 September 2010

It cuts. My Venus de Milo (from '43) died in '83.

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Avy Vera 22 October 2010

the poem is simple yet meaningful..Loving is not owning.Just let it go.He may be broke and jealous most of the times because of being far away with the girl symbolize by aphrodite or venus de milo, but he can be happier and wiser just by letting things happen.I also believe that if two people are meant to be..fate will find a way.

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Inock Chikombingo 13 January 2011

he defines beauty in an amazing way

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Rajnish Manga 24 November 2014

Great poem. You have treated a mortal masterpiece as a valuable personal possession initially. But thanks to the metamorphosis, you have decided to liberate the masterpiece for the collective aesthetic bliss of the world. Thanks.

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Babatunde Aremu 24 November 2014

Nice write! This is a masterpiece. Bravo!

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 24 November 2014

beautifully praised beauty- and congrats being placed poem for the day thank you

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Jasbir Chatterjee 24 November 2013

congrats on being poem of the day! everything is a masterpiece here, the poem, the subject of the poem, and the manner in which it is written....

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Liliana ~el 24 November 2013

Like this Open-minded for the greater good

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