theory 1:
my son says
it was the only
smile she could
muster after sitting
for four years and
the painter still said
“it’s not finished”.
theory 2:
i think maybe
Lisa stifled a giggle
as she changed her
pose ever so slightly
to watch Leonardo
squint and frown
behind his easel.
a poem in my pocket 
Jun 05, 2015 @ 21:12:51
Ha. I think you may be onto something here. I think your sons theory is totally solid, but I like that she might have been playing a trick moving just a bit. Maybe that was the magic that came to be in the painting.
Jun 05, 2015 @ 20:12:10
I love these theories! Why should something be simply one certain thing?
Jun 05, 2015 @ 17:17:24
Maybe she had crooked rotten teeth, or maybe even De Vinci could not penetrate the mystery of her lack of self-love, or maybe, as theorists suggest, it is De Vinci himself that posed for it in a mirror, the first of the transgender triumphs .
Jun 05, 2015 @ 17:22:42
But without the beard…
Jun 05, 2015 @ 16:10:31
I like your whimsical, funny take on that painting.
Jun 05, 2015 @ 17:21:11
Thanks, Madeleine!
Jun 05, 2015 @ 15:28:07
Oh so much better than the theory that she had toothache.. Love the first one
Jun 05, 2015 @ 17:20:48
That’s for sure, Bjorn.
Jun 05, 2015 @ 15:02:34
I think either theory is a valid one. 😉
Jun 05, 2015 @ 14:37:56
I’ll go for 2! a lil giggle whilst changing poses sounds about right aye!
Jun 05, 2015 @ 15:03:36
Aye! Thanks for weighing in, Anthony.
Jun 05, 2015 @ 14:30:27
Theory of mind.. is an art mine.. ah.. to pleasure..
is to guess.. or pain.. of pan’O’mind.:)
Jun 05, 2015 @ 11:19:45
I will go with the first theory, smiles ~
Jun 05, 2015 @ 12:22:38
Thanks, Grace….it was an interesting art lesson 🙂
Oct 28, 2013 @ 03:35:20
Very fun. Maybe she had Bells Palsy and couldn’t move her lips any other way.