her gaze given a new focus
ensnared in strings of
gossamer
obscuring the body of Christ
in the words of the spider
speaking in lines that she
drew
painted on her face
the visage of sadness set
off
in the strings of gossamer
edited March
28, 2015
a veil of her
sorrow – v9
(editing
version 4)
edited March 28, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v8
(editing version 2)
edited March 28, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v7
(editing version 6, adding one more stanza)
edited January 21, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v6
(editing original again)
edited October
14, 2014
a veil of her
sorrow – v5
(editing
version 4)
edited October
4, 2014
a veil of her
sorrow – v4
(editing
original again)
edited October
4, 2014
a veil of her
sorrow – v3
(editing
version 2)
Edited
September 8, 2013
a veil of her
sorrow – v2
new poem
September 8, 2013
a veil of her
sorrow
typed September 7, 2013
the strings of gossamer
June 4, 2013
picture by Rakesh Chandode
of “Lamentation of Christ” statue
Prague, Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
with spider web,
page 11 of January 2012
National Geographic
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