This poem was a fun way to share my thoughts after reading Brown's "The Da Vinci Code." |
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 |