Da Vincian Thinking: Free Verse Poem

Introduction

While hiking in the Southern California mountains, I visited a small village and decided to look around. I found a musty old bookstore hiding behind a grove of tall pine trees. Browsing through each section, I came across a book entitled "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci."

Blowing the dust off the frayed cover, I eagerly scanned .each worn-out page. had crossed the paths of other curious-minded folks and felt a connection to something much bigger than myself.

I hope my poem might cause you to ponder, question, and seek the path to your unique genius lying within you.

The Blurred Outline of Life

My soul yearns to follow your traces

The most marvelous of all geniuses

Bring wisdom and inspiration to my unfulfilled life

Leonardo's regal spirit and tremendous breadth of mind.

Awaken my childlike powers of curiosity

Respectfully, I learn from you

Wisdom bound, I long to take flight

To embody the essence, a simple sparkle, of your spirit.

Curiosita, the quest for continuous learning, plagues my soul

Longing to discover exhilarating, original, powerful strategies

To become all that I might

Sharpen my senses, liberate my unique intelligence

Harmonizing body and mind

A rainbows bridge to heightened senses.

Release me from false identification

Help me claim my worthiness

Created by God's unconditional love

How can I be anything but worthy?

It is my heritage

My Savior paid the ultimate price

In a world lit only by fire

The Renaissance man fuels my spreading desire

The ideal of human power and potentiality is reborn.

Everyday miracles, a shift in thinking Imperfections

Failures, blessings in disguise

Acceptance recognizes both the dark and the light

As both can nourish us

Taming my tears, grateful for hope.

Receive what has already been given

Accept what is already ours

Leonardo, the patron saint of independent thinkers

Beckons me onward.

Audrey Hunt

A Morsel of Information About Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci) was a renaissance artist, thinker, and pure genius before his time.

Look at his famous paintings, such as the beautifully executed "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa." They are priceless!

And the objects that he drew had not even yet come to be. He was the first to sketch the anatomy of a horse, the carriage, and the wheel, along with perfect knowledge of human anatomy.

He conceived the helicopter's design and sketched models of early flying machines, all based on the aerodynamics of a bat in flight.

I think of him whenever I see a parachute in a movie and can hardly believe that the same person who painted "The Virgin of the Rocks " also drew models of the parachute and even the helicopter. The inventor, artist, and scientist also came up with such innovations as the anemometer (used to measure wind speed), the armored car, scuba gear, a revolving bridge, and the giant crossbow.

He drew the front of a fuselage. Mind you, that was done at the beginning of the 1500s!

The Seven Da Vincian Principles

Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF

Tribute to da Vinci

In an introduction to an edition of “Lives of Artists” by Gorgio Vasari (1568), he writes:

“In the normal course of events, many men and women are born with remarkable talents; but occasionally, in a way that transcends nature, a single person is marvelously endowed by Heaven with beauty, grace, and talent in such abundance that he leaves other men far behind, all his actions seem inspired and indeed everything he does clearly comes from God rather than from human skill.

Everyone acknowledged that this was true of Leonardo da Vinci, an artist of outstanding physical beauty, who displayed infinite grace in everything that he did and who cultivated his genius so brilliantly that all problems he studied he solved with ease.”

Hurry Up and Learn

I have always been fascinated by the mind of a Genius, whether it be Einstein, Beethoven, or Henry Ford. My curiosity, which sometimes drives me crazy, seems to escalate as I grow older. It's as though I want to hurry up and learn before I run out of time.

My passion for music, particularly the pianoforte, ignites a hunger within me, spurring me to read the life stories of great classical composers such as Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin.

When one dedicates portions of one's life to studying the masters, just like an old, sturdy oak tree, we begin to branch out and broaden our horizons in related fields, particularly the arts.

Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece

The Vitruvian Man

I wish to work miracles

Leonardo da Vinci

Resources

"How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci" Michael J. Gelb. Delacorte Press Copyright1998

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_inventions_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci

© 2019 Audrey Hunt