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Mona Lisa Moment |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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MONA LISA MOMENT 5 May 2011 Sitting at her favourite desk she picked up her pen and gazed motionless and unseeing at the shelves of her most loved books, and the sunlight played on the secret smile that was tiptoeing over her lips and into her eyes. Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Magical. Again you permeate a moment in time with your perception of love and life's wonder. Love, Margherita |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Margherita. Smiles. Owl |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Beautiful, as is this poet.  You are an amazing combination of strength and gentility. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Sounds to me like those "most loved books" might be poetry books... Was the "secret smile" caused by knowing they were near? Did her eyes began to focus on visions that might become a poem, because of them? This poem could mean many different things, but those thoughts came into my head as I read it, And I did enjoy reading it... नमस्ते, |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hello diana, I think like Marguerita, it is magical, a very delicate and subtle inspiration. yann |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Karen, I am very honoured indeed by your words, especially as they are coming from such a lovely person as you. Thank you, very much. Ford, thank you for your beautiful reply and I am honoured by your interest in the poem. Actually, I have many, many poetry books, but that wall of books in particular, is the French section of my library of well over 2000 books (at last count many books ago and many years ago, for insurance purposes). The smile could well have been at the proximity of the books (I have an old poem, also written at that same desk – I have 6 desks, 4 of which are very ordinary office desks and were used when I was doing computer training - in which I refer to that feeling about the books), but, in this case, it wasn’t. It could also have been the conception of a poem, too, but in this case it wasn’t. It was actually about a short-lived happiness that existed then. I enjoy wondering about my interpretation/s of other people’s poems, and also other people wondering about their interpretation/s of mine. Thank you for enjoying the poem. Owl |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Yann, for your beautiful words. Owl |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
You are a most wise Owl, both with nocturnal and morning vision. Happy Sunday  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, EmmaRose. Smiling. Happy Sunday to you too. Happy Mother's Day as well, whether you are a mother or not. Owl |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Nice moment captured, Owl. ~ I have never been in a situation where having money made it worse. ~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I am now drooling over the visual of two thousand books written in a language I can't read, and I don't care. I am profoundly drawn and attracted to leather bindings. That list of yours reads like my wishlist--but of course, I'd need to learn proper French. Happy Mum's Day! |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Happy Mother's Day to you too, Karen. Not all 2000 are in French. It is just one wall of my study that is mostly in French or about France or French literature. Smiles. Yes, I, too, love books and leather bindings. I think French and Zulu are two of the most beautiful languages I have ever heard spoken, although there are many more that I find beautiful too. Smiles. Owl |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oops! I missed your reply, Jerry. Thank you for your kind words. Owl |
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