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    (Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel, approximately 30 inches by 21 inches. In the Louvre, Paris.) Three For the Mona Lisa 1 It is not what she did at 10 o’clock last evening accounts for the smile It is that she plans to do it again tonight. 2 Only the mouth all those years ever letting on. 3 It’s not the mouth exactly it’s not the eyes exactly either it’s not even exactly a smile But, whatever, I second the motion. By John Stone

    (Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel, approximately 30 inches by 21 inches. In the Louvre, Paris.)

    Three For the Mona Lisa

    1
    It is not what she did
    at 10 o’clock
    last evening

    accounts for the smile

    It is
    that she plans
    to do it again

    tonight.


    2
    Only the mouth
    all those years
    ever

    letting on.


    3
    It’s not the mouth
    exactly

    it’s not the eyes
    exactly either

    it’s not even
    exactly a smile

    But, whatever,
    I second the motion.

    By John Stone

     
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