her gaze given a new focus
ensnared in strings of
gossamer
obscuring the body of Christ
her child in her arms
in the words of the spider
speaking in lines that she
drew
painted on her face
the visage of sadness set
off
framed, ensnared,
in the strings of gossamer
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edited October 14, 2014
the strings of gossamer – v2
typed September 7, 2013
the strings of gossamer
June 4, 2013
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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