Holofernes Poems - Poems about Holofernes

...In the shadow of the night, a woman stands, Her eyes, as chilly as the winter's winds, Her hand raised high, a sword in her hand, Her face, a mask of pure malice. She towers over a man, his bod......Read the rest...

...(After the rape, and for the rest of her life, Artemisia turned out canvas after canvas containing disturbing images of women beheading men - with obvious phallic castration undertones.) Judit......Read the rest...

...Judith chopped off the head of General Holofernes, saving Israel She is a biblical type of Mother Mary Who crushes the head of the serpent, saving the Church.......Read the rest...