STILL—THERE IS WATER FROM LOURDES IN MY ROSARY
My father
held
an unor-
thodox
love
for Marys.
His
mother:
Mary.
His
wife:
Mary.
His
mistress:
Mary.
Legend
says
that St.
Anne
gave birth
to
three
Marys.
There were
three
Marys
at
the
crucifixion.
There
were three
Marys
at
the tomb.
Prom-
inent in
the
Gospels
are
three
Marys.
One
would
think
my name
would
be
Mary.
it
is
not.
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The title. Then all the threes! And the ending!
the form like a rosary
(hail marys full of grace):
a cycle broken, matter of factly,
emphatically
Intriguing poem!
I just love this poem. The movement of the stanzas and the shifts and counting of different appearances of Marys are really compelling