Helen,
Late of Troy,
Sitting at her vanity
Besieged by time's armada
Hector dead
Paris dead
Hope
Dead, dismembered, and pyred
Lips cracked
Breasts heavy and sagging
Her eyes:
Eternal and defiant
Painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Helen
Painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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