Three for the Mona Lisa by John Stone
1
It is not what she did
at 10 o’clock
last evening
accounts for the smile
It is
that she plans
to do it again
tonight.
2
Only the mouth
all those years
ever
letting on.
3
It’s not the mouth
exactly
it’s not the eyes
exactly either
it’s not even
exactly a smile
But, whatever,
I second the motion.
This poem was selected by Laura H. (Readers’ Services)
