he paints on all her clothes,
for she had none all the while -
as in the nude she really posed,
wearing just her smile!



[for Anna Russell,
as my reply to her comment at 'The Scream (explained) ' ]
(taken with minor alterations (excuse the pun) from 'Well-dressed')
Happy 500th Birthday, La Gioconda!

Chuck Audette

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/da-vinci-painting-the-mona-lisa/