The Auguries of Mary Magdalene
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The Auguries of Mary Magdalene
David J Walker
I saw Mary Magdalene
Sitting on the stone bench
Near your grave
Was she here for you
Was she there to proclaim
Your absence
never looking my way or
saying a single word in
A dream about a victory
that could save my soul and
Release yours from sad visions
I remember the last time I saw you
Dressed for a journey already departed
Dressed as if form a black & white
Photograph of you taking a train
Or climbing the steps to passenger prop plane in the 50s’
Or was it a Greyhound bus in the 40s’ with a
three-day pass from camp to see your mother
And now after three days
Mary Magdalene, if you please
Recite the auguries of
Sunday morning at dawn
Copyright © David Walker | Year Posted 2021
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