Some time ago, during a little get-together, the conversation rolled around to the above mentioned artist and his model. The same old, tiresome question was raised and discussed: Why is Mona Lisa smiling so enigmatically ?
Quite frankly I am getting tired of such useless debates. Who really cares why she smiles.
Maybe Leonardo and Lisa had just had some good sex.
She just smiles! That should be enough.
Shortly after this little party, which was held bilingually, I sat down and wrote the ditties below:
The Painter and his Model
Smile, for heaven's sake
don't always frown,
your angry looks
they get me down.
Don't laugh, don't grin!
Just smile a bit!
But also do not stiffly sit!
You look as I you're in a coma!
So Lenny said to Mona.
The Painter and his hungry Model.
Lenny mixes white and black
while Mona's looking for a snack
What is this constant cry of hunger?
Lenny asks with look of anger.
The painting hasn't started yet
You want already to be fed!
I did not bring you cheese and bread
Come back, next week on Wed-nes-day
when I shall cook with much Hurray
"Last Supper" showing food and drink
a work of art, in just a blink.
Lenny, Mona and the Gap
A little smile! Yes! Just like that!
I'd rather paint you with no hat
Close your lips! Your teeth! don't show them!
The Gap in front could be a problem.
Thus spake Lenny in Verona
to his Model, called just "Mona".
Since this little party was held in English and German, a couple of German language lines jumped into my idle mind: (English only speakers must patiently forgive)
Der Maler und das hungrige Model
Lenny beugt sich über die Palette
und Mona gern ein Sandwich hätte.
"Was ist's mit Dir und Hungerschrei?
Kaum fängt sie an, die Malerei
und schon verlangst Du was zum Essen
und ich hab Wurst und Brot vergessen.
Du musst hier sein, Mittwoch nächster Woche
weil dann, mit vielem Drum und Dran,
das "Letzte Abendmahl" ich koche.
Die Scharte
Ein kleines Schmunzeln wäre gut.
Ach, ich mal dich lieber ohne Hut !
Zeig' nur die Zähne nicht beim Lachen
Die Lücke könnt uns Sorge machen!
So sprach Lenny in Verona
Zur Bürgerfrau mit Namen "Mona".
During this meet' another useless question was raised: Is the person sitting to the right of Jesus in "The Last Supper" male or female?
Don't worry! I wrote no poems about this question.
Bertstravels
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