Adoration of the gifted Magi
In colours of red, gold and blue
Tremendous beauty that captivates you
See the Birth of Venus, seductress
Life seen within her alluring eyes
Silencing mortal mans sad and lonely cries
In La Primavera, Allegory of Spring
Such splendor in the garden evening
Light filters through trees, so intriguing
Then shone Madonna of the Magnificat
Serenity and grace so wondrously personified
Gentle Lord upon her lap, long before we crucified
In the Cestello Annunciation
Angel spreads her glorious wings
Triumphantly of Heaven, she so softly sings
The beauty of the Madonna of the Pomegranate
Surrounded by six angelic smiles of gorgeous gold
What exquisite images, to silently behold
Searching the luminous heavens
Combing the pastel skies
He saw all this beauty, within his laboured eyes
With brush he gently stroked
On faded canvas and blank ceiling
With each stroke, it exhilarated his being
Raising his eyes to heaven
At the visions he had seen
He closed his eyes and thanked the Lord
For the images became Botticelli's Dream
Author notes
My favorite artist Botticelli, a piece inspired by his many works.
Image - The Birth Of Venus
Written July 4th, 2006
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Wow this is amazing.You have done a beautiful job writing here!!I am very impressed! Good luck to you on a poem well written!!
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wow, this is superb!! man talk about compition!
This is great!!!
Good Luck to you!
Krystal
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excellent
WOW what a talented lady you are.. You captured Botticelli in your words.. Such a flow of beautiful words in a painting.. Thank you for writing such a wonderful poem. -
This is an intersting poem, especially since I am no expert on Bottecelli. I know I have seen some of them, however, and your poem points to the magnitude of his work. I always think of Bottecelli women when someone refers to his paintings. I am not familiar with the rhyme scheme used here, either, but I found this educational and enjoyabale. ~ klassy
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A wonderful artist to write about, and you mentioned some of his most famous works that I adore. Thank you for such a beautiful sketch in words of Botticelli.
Susie -
This is a beautiful poem.
Very well done, I loved reading every word of it. Tink
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I think "The beauty of the Madonna of the Pomegranate" would sound better as "And then the beauty of the Madonna of the Pomegranite" to make the transition more clear and round off the speaking of the works. Since the piece doesn't consistantly speak of his paintings, a clearer transition is needed in order to make it flow better, or else the stanzas at that point seem awkward. But other than that: wow! great poem. It can be difficult for people to describe one art form with another, and yet you pulled it off wonderfully! the wording and rhyme was fantastic!
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wow this is really captivating i love this poem keep up the great work.....lois
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The subject I think determined the rhyme scheme of this piece, I am glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your great remarks! Bunny
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This is great- the imagery is so stunning. I'm not a fan of this rhyme scheme; but you've formed it well- your rhythm is all spot on, and the words that you have paired are ambitious and creative.
Nice work
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Thank you so very much for your great comments, so very glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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Thank you so very much for your wonderful comments and applause, I appreciate them so very much and am glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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excellent poetry written very beautifully awsome job keep up the great work
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First -class
Nice--very nice. Your choice of words and structure does ample justice to the theme. Well done.
Cheers,
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Hey Zev glad you enjoyed this piece and yes his work is truly beautiful and inspiring, so I hope that many do look him up for his work should be enjoyed. Thanks for the great comments, appreciate them so very much! Bunny
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Thnak you so very much for the wonderful comments and encouraging applause, so glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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wow this is a GOOD POEM!...If Botticelli wasn't one of my favorite artists, I would definitely have to go look him up and see the paintings you have mentioned. I wonder how many people will do that after they read this piece? Very many, I hope...GOOD POEM!
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Excellent
This was an excellent read. I'm glad it struck your muse and I'm glad I read it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks... -
Thanks so very much I am glad you enjoyed this piece and thanks for the great comments! Bunny
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This was a very unique piece. I enjoyed all the references to the beauty of Art...Thank you so much for honoring all that beauty with your words...
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Thanks so very much for the wonderful comments and encouraging applause, I am so glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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Great
I love your historical stuff it reminds me of my world civiliasation classes in college. great write -
Thank you so very much for your wonderful remarks, I appreciate them so much and am glad that you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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Thanks so very much, glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed this piece! Bunny
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This is great poetry! Your writing style and the form you've chosen lend themselves so very well to this piece. Your poem delivers a great story with excellent imagery. In all, the flow is nice and easily readable, the content and subject matter are handled flawlessly, the continuity does not break or faulter, and your gifted muse brings all these together wonderfully.
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Well penned poem on a well deserving topic.
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a nicely, written piece of contest! which you , have penned here. spill poetic ink and twist me, turn me, into the wild lemony crazy shape of unfathomable love...
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It struck my muse, lol, I loved it, it has such beautiful imagry in the title. I am glad you enjoyed this piece and I thank you for your great remarks and encouraging applause! Bunny
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Very well penned poem, wonderful images and mood you have set within this piece. I was curious as to whether anyone would actually attempt that title. I was planning on writing something with it but always struck a blank, the title has been on the shelf for over 4 yrs. Very creative with this being a difficult subject.
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