The Florentine

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Verse 1:
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A visionary painter with techniques so fine 
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Viewed the world through two empirical eyes 
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A polymath 
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That did not find the paradigm 
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Thus he chose to redefine 
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With a curious mind 
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The Florentine 

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Verse 2:
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Detailed delineations, observations precise 
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Studies and sketches, freehand fine lines 
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Silverpoint 
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War machines and grands designs 
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Intelligence taking flight 
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In the beautiful mind of The Florentine 
 
Bridge:
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High winds, hard rain, a deluge comes 
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In a monstrous diluvian waves 
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With black chalk marks, destruction pours 
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In torrents where nothing is saved 

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Verse 3:
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You showed us 
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New ways to know our world 
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Of what we see and all we could be - ah 
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Inspire to reach and spur us on 
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Daring us to dream - see further 
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Your notes, fine drawings and designs 
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Are bound in codices 
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Voyaging through time 
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You are a guiding light 
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A star 
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Burning brightly 
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Voyaging through time 
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To know where the shadows are 
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And light is not 
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Burn brightly 
       Am 
You star 

Final 

Diving deep for pearls 
A gift to the world