Classic and Contemporary Poetry

VERMEER'S A WOMAN HOLDING A BALANCE, by MADELINE DEFREES                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Picture-within-a-picture closed on themselves: a
Last Line: Try to cross it. The painting means: itself.
Alternate Author Name(s): Mary Gilbert, Sister; De Frees, Madeline
Subject(s): Paintings & Painters; Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675)