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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2183806

24 Syllables Contest entry. Prompt word: IMPETUS

"A Famous Portrait"



Vermeer's muse,
dressed in modest frock
and pearl earring,
smiled sheepishly.
Lovely impetus for his art.





24 Syllables Contest entry
Prompt word: Impetus:(n) stimulation, motivation, driving force
3/5/4/4/8=24

Seventeenth Century Dutch Golden Age artist , Johannes Vermeer, painted famous portrait titled, "The Girl with a Pearl Earring".



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