Veiled Lady by Raffaelo Monti
Veiled Lady by Raffaelo Montimarble c. 1860
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
I stood so long in front of her
staring
that the security guard hovered.
As my fingers
stretched toward the translucent
marble,
he made a sound in his throat.
I did not
desire her touch, just to reach light
captured
in stone as though it were real
and abiding.
The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazzamarble 19th C. | Presentation Convent
Cathedral Square, St. John’s, NL
Poetry Month 2016
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Flowstone Time (a poem)
SNR—Hybrid Word Dance
Veiled Lady (a poem)
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Blue Notes (collage | poem)
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Lovely. Ia the “Veiled Virgin” at the MIA?
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No, Presentation Convent, Cathedral Square, St. John’s, New Foundland
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This is lovely.
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Thank you very much, Ina. Jamie Dedes posted the Veiled Virgin on FaceBook, and it reminded me of the Veiled Lady that I have spent hours looking at in Minneapolis. It inspired this poem.
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