1. A beautiful bust cut
in marble white
With life-like
features and beauteous brow
In artistic shape
with an angelic glow
My bosom warmed with feelings bright.
2. A beautiful bust with lips of rose
In graceful curves with a bashful smile
With innocent looks far from guile
With a delicate
well-proportioned nose.
3. A beautiful bust with bright snowy curls
Like Cynthia or Juno with dimpled cheeks
So soft and white like roses
sleek
Beauty’s natural charms her smiles unfurl.
4. A beautiful bust above our swift-winged change
With a snowy neck in simple garlands worn
Gleams like white moon in early morn
Beyond our earthly fancy, beyond human range.
5. A beautiful bust without crude
pompous show
Who carved it in such proper
shape sublime?
Perhaps an ancient goddess of ancient times
With a crown of leaves adorning her brow.
6. A
beautiful bust with no waxen dreams
To struggle and strain with throbbing pain
But to smile and smile with happy beams
Fringed with angels in pretty design.
7. A beautiful bust in deathless domain
Where body and soul in bliss combine
Harmony carved in spiritual shine
That peaceful ecstasy can I attain?
8. A beautiful bust with a saintly face
With
a halo star-like glowing light
With
silken curls and visage bright
A
true goddess in marble form I trace.
9. A beautiful bust with perpetual
smiles
Unperturbed by tides of wayward time
In festive mood forever in youthful prime
Inspiring all with cute features agile.
10. A beautiful bust reflecting feelings
pure
A soul-created symphony fine
Pure love deified to such beauty divine
Inspired by true art will forever endure.
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Cynthia = Greek goddess of the moon
Juno = Queen of the Olympian gods.
Note : This poem was composed by me long ago when I visited a museum. I have revised it with a few alterations here and there. This ode has a faint influence of the famous ode of Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn" where the poet finds 'Beauty in Truth and Truth in Beauty." The poet contrasts the ephemeral beauty of human world with permanent and aesthetic beauty of art where nothing changes and is above worldly worries and troubles. Art inspires people of all times with its timeless message and makes us forget our problems and gives us a new message of joy and hope to withstand the passing changes.
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16th October, 2017 Soma Seshu Gutala
Juno = Queen of the Olympian gods.
Note : This poem was composed by me long ago when I visited a museum. I have revised it with a few alterations here and there. This ode has a faint influence of the famous ode of Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn" where the poet finds 'Beauty in Truth and Truth in Beauty." The poet contrasts the ephemeral beauty of human world with permanent and aesthetic beauty of art where nothing changes and is above worldly worries and troubles. Art inspires people of all times with its timeless message and makes us forget our problems and gives us a new message of joy and hope to withstand the passing changes.
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16th October, 2017 Soma Seshu Gutala
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