"L'Orientale à la grenade" (Girl with a pomegranate) by French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, made in 1875.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).
Oil on canvas. Private collection, on loan to Lusail Museum, Qatar.
Girl With A Pomegranate
Nice pomegranate
to tap in the morning for
seeds so bright and red
The eyes of the gazelle
The brown of Arabica coffee
The smile as warm as molasses
Lips as red as apples
Nice pomegranate,
I'm tapping you too
in our bright red bed -
This is a book of free verse poetry that addresses the seven main tests in life and offers some sensible solutions to passing those tests with minimal discomfort.