RILEY SLECHTA

Poetry

Aphrodite

Riley Slechta

Cut like the Gods, he graces her, body of Venus, soft and round. Dancing, tangled, like seaweed in the tide. brush burnt skin, baked by the sky – she worships his body as an altar. He holds her, their love trembling between them. Whispering so only she knows, You are my Aphrodite.

THE POWER OF A SMILE Giuseppe Del Rio Broggi illustrated with pen, digitized with Illustrator

“I wanted to capture Marilyn Monroe’s smile and transmit the power it had. This illustration makes reference to one of the most famous photographs of her in the white dress, with her very known flirtatious smile.”