Veiled Lady by Raffaelo Monti
marble c. 1860 | Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Veiled Lady by Raffaelo Monti
I stood so long in front of her
staring
staring
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that the security guard hovered.
As my fingers
reached 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 Strazza
marble 19th C. | Presentation Convent
Cathedral Square, St. John’s, NL
