Girl
with a Pearl Earring
To Vermeer
By Tatiana Pahlen
The glow of the solo pearl,
once lost in rays of beaming light,
Transpired in the sparkling eyes,
bursting through a bewitching frame,
Aiming at me those lonesome mirrors.
I'm drawn to their lucent charm
they stare calmly with a prudent drive;
leaning forward and disarmed
I study the face of the Flemish maiden,
capturing viewers from the wall.
I cast a smile at this solemn soul,
She smiled back, then leaped off the frame
to give me her second abandoned pearl
she let go for the sake of a curl,
Fixed on the side of her covered ear.
With chills up my spine I clasped the pearl,
still warm, which made me feel dazed,
looking back at Vermeer's canvas,
I caught the artist's withdrawn gaze,
Hiding in the eyes of his mystery girl.
June
4, 2001
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