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Ellen Wehle

Ellen Wehle: Herodias with the Head of St. John the Baptist    painting by Francesco del Cairo, 1625

May 16, 2011 by PBQ

I When no one is looking, she whispers in his ear. Sir, you have spoken against me. It’s beautiful, such precision, such an exact measure of penalty to offense. Her needles piercing the soft meat of his tongue. II Always the artist controls the path our eye will follow. The swooning queen; the hand, upraised […]

Filed Under: Contributors 67, Issue 66, Poetry, Poetry 67 Tagged With: Contributors 67, Ellen Wehle, Poetry, Poetry 67

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