Poem
MONA LISA
by
Nick Carding
Show me again the rich, flattering sequence of your smile,
define its meaning.
Let me hear the soft, seductive pattern of your voice
at last, explain its keening.
Needing some reason for your presence
I stand in awe
before you at the very edge of understanding,
my heart and mind at war,
your enigmatic father too demanding.
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Nick Carding is a Brit who's been hiding in The Netherlands for the past ten years. Married to an itinerant Croat, he escapes south with her as often as he can - but not often enough for his liking.
These days he doesn't often submit - but in the past his work has been published in the UK, USA, Canada, Croatia, Australia and New Zealand.
You can contact him at carding@xs4all.nl
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