Olympia

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Remarquable la peau et la pose -
le portrait d’Olympia de Manet.
Je suppose
que les bons gens de Paris
étaient choqués
en mille huit soixante-cinq
par l’effronterie de sa nudité,
le toupet de sa regard
tout droit sur le peintre
sans mortification propre.

Photo Credit wikipedia

 

I wanted to put this into a new page for French poetry, but WordPress in its wisdom posted it on the main blog.  I tried unsuccessfully to move it.

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All poetry and prose posted here, except where otherwise stated, is my own, and may only be used elsewhere with my expressed permission. Please don't be inhibited from correcting my bloopers and making suggestions: Most of what I post here is instant, ill-considered and off-the-cuff, in serious need of editing.
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7 Responses to Olympia

  1. Lucky accident…though infuriating for you….it meant I found it and appreciated it.

  2. Je suis bien contente que WordPress a dit “non votre poeme reste ici” Votre poeme evoque des images d’une periode d’histoire lointaine, La Belle Epoque. Elle me plait enormement. :)

  3. Well, it looks so pretty on the front page, I’m glad :)

  4. rosross says:

    Beautiful image. Beautiful words.

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