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
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.
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.
beautifully praised beauty- and congrats being placed poem for the day thank you
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....
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The poem itself is a masterpiece. The last stanza uplifts the whole poem and turns it from personal to universal meanings.