Go on, Ann Lovett, crawl into the grotto and join the Blessed Lady there, the one you prayed to at the railings when your mother held you by the hand. Water is streaming down your school tights and the pain is making it hard for you to move. Go on! Lie down and let your … Continue reading ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ by Mary Noonan
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Two poems by Mary Noonan
The Moths The artist is sitting, perfectly still, by his mulberry tree, watching it. He has been in that pose all day. The white moths have flown through my open window, drawn by the light of a bedside lamp. They are everywhere – cloaking the walls, sleeping in the folds of sheets, crawling over the … Continue reading Two poems by Mary Noonan
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