The Mona Lisa

Prompt from November/Write a Poem a Day: http://bit.ly/a0Icm8

It comes in layers,
and isn’t found in shallow waters
The deepening,
where a river can’t be an ocean
You have to count the cost,
to count the brushstrokes
One layer, as it builds upon the other
To have a deeper
more meaningful picture
And how long
to create the Mona Lisa?
The smirk is in the telling,
it’s in the eyes:
Greatness won’t be compromised

Reviews

[Robin]

those wonderful eyes of imagination .

[Ed Hart]

the reason that smile is such a mystery, it that it's the smile of a dear friend

[Jennifer Lenhardt]

I don't know if i could pull that off, Ed. Though, I could try (smirk!).

[Ed Hart]

i'll bet you can give that smile your own self

[bluessadmood]

Ohh you told about one of my favorite figures ,paintings ,art and song
surly monalisa how much depth they put in your eyes
how many strokes and brushes gathered to bring about your
loveliness and beauty..see how you smile at everyone
you are just never natural,the depth of life in your eyes
ohh Monalisa the one and only great figure ..that happened,in your smile
lovely write

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

excellent rendition in lyrical brush strokes of that famous enigmatic smile~