Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WITH A COPY OF THE MONA LISA, by ARTHUR W. UPSON


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WITH A COPY OF THE MONA LISA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis said of mona lisa, that those years
Last Line: The heart of him who hath seen only hers!
Subject(s): Mona Lisa


'Tis said of Mona Lisa, that those years
She gave us that we might behold her face
In all its indefinable rare grace,
As on the immortal canvas it appears, —
'Tis said those were from trouble, and from tears,
Exempted years; and that, all through the place
Where Leonardo painted her, the days
Found ever scents that charm, and sound that cheers.
Dear one, no Leonardo paints thy smile;
Few flowers, and little music, oft there be
To charm away the world's anxiety;
Yet, oh, thy patient face hath all the while
A more mysterious loveliness than stirs
The heart of him who hath seen only hers!





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