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For centuries men have often wondered, What lies buried behind “that smile”? Da Vinci saw beyond your skin To what demons may lie tortured within. St Jerome sought to bring women to Jesu’s moral role, "On all sides round horror spread wide; the very silence breathed a terror on my soul" This line from Virgil he’d often quote, On the face of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa his horrors wrote. Now the two fly together amongst the trees Decorating the master’s garden of Loire Testament of true genius , skill and curious mind, Renaissance pioneer leaving mysteries for us to find. — Philip Wood |