Mariolatry

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MARIOLATRY

1
Mary in the sky
like God
above the dying
Mary
.

Christ
with babe in arms
stands by her bed
below

2
A Silver Glove

Mary’s hand
in silver
like her halo

saints in battle
flash the eyes
of babes

3
The Last Supper

Mary seated
in the center with
her saints


Jerome Rothenberg

Posted over on his site Poems and Poetics