Version 3 - FINAL version??
Beneath this arch of feathers
a glimpse of forgotten features,
eyes formed then put aside

until his creative fire burned
again and from its ashes
this masterpiece took shape.

Her left thigh crowns a hint,
the suggestion of a mouth
emerging from the shadows,

an unknown Rubens. Her treasure
promises to hold the mystery
beneath, which a tilt of the head

unearths. Which icon would
win the prize? The present
grandeur or the hidden gem?



Version 2

Beneath this arch of feathers
a glimpse of forgotten features,
eyes formed then put aside

until his creative fire burned
again and from its ashes
this masterpiece took shape.

Her left thigh crowns a hint,
the suggestion of a mouth
emerging from the shadows,

an unknown Rubens. Gaze long
to find the treasure of a painting
buried deep beneath this arch

of feathers. The shadows hold the
promise of a chef d'oeuvre
painted over just to cut the costs.

Version 1

Beneath this arch of feathers
a glimpse of forgotten features
formed then put aside

until creative fire burned
again and from its ashes good
this masterpiece took shape.

Her left thigh crowns a hint,
the suggestion of a mouth
emerging from the shadows,

an unknown Rubens. Gaze long
to find the treasure
buried deep beneath this arch.