A Poem, Cult Fiction and da da da Vinci's Code 

So much I read in a book
and when I took a real good look
at what it was that made me think
how so much fiction with such little ink?“
The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
all over the world it can be found
from the largest, faraway continents
to the tiniest, obscurest towns 
all this
because of the book’s interesting mix
of religion and mystery
starring da Vinci's art and history
or should I say twisted facts, misleading fiction?
some say this book has become a cult full of conviction
a book I call cult fiction
be it a crime-thriller or just a quirky info-filler
"The da Vinci Code" with words so witty and quick
in a church, a mean albino monk with a bronze candlestick
beat a nun to death?
I must catch my breath
millions of copies sold
this bestseller’s worth more than its weight in gold
filled with beautiful, ugly, old and young faces
with oh so many intriguing places
from the Louvre, the Ritz, and the Gare
to the US Embassy and the St Lazare
I’m surprised there’s no mention of Zanzibar
da Vinci’s "Last Supper” does it pass or fail?
to solve the mystery of “The Holy Grail?"
is Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ wife?
and seated with him during the last meal of his life?
who really is that to the right of Jesus?
can’t believe I see what I see indeed
tis not a man but looks like a woman to me,
yeah, on this one, I might agree
and what is it about that oh so secret society?
called the Priory of Sion,
on a mission to protect “The Holy Grail?”
whose symbolism like that of the Louvre’s pyramids and tombs
represents a woman’s womb?
is Priory of Sion really a secret pagan temple?
there's even flower trivia, the beautiful 32 petal rose
so pleasing to our nose
but also coined "Compass Rose"
originally coined "Rose Winds" in the 1300's or so
for its 32 symbolic petals show  
universal direction the winds blow  
is it fact or fiction that Sulpice Chapel holds the first "Rose Line?"
and beneath it lies the keystone to "Priory of Sion?"
and how about Pei’s inverted pyramid of six-hundred-and-sixty-six glass panes
suggesting evil work of Satan's?
perhaps the actual number of panes are less or more
why I've heard the count's really six-hundred and thirty four
da Vinci’s Mona Lisa known for her cryptic smile and all
is now more famous for the floor that holds her wall
all because old curator, Jacques Sauniere's body was found
stone cold dead to the ground
so much I read in a book
and when I took a real good look
at what it was that made me think
how so much fiction with such little ink?
"The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
all over the world it can be found
from the largest, faraway continents
to the tiniest, obscurest towns

PS  The book states the "PS" on the St. Sulpice Church windows refers to “Priory of Sion” but this is fiction. The "PS" truly does stand for the Saints "Peter" and "Sulpice"

by Gloria Buono (c) 2004