The Anatomy Of Angels Poem by Alden Nowlan

The Anatomy Of Angels

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Angels inhabit love songs. But they’re sprites
not seraphim. The angel that up-ended
Jacob had sturdy calves, moist hairy armpits,
stout loins to serve the god whom she befriended,

and was adept at wrestling. She wore
a cobra like a girdle. Yet his bone
mending he spent some several tedious weeks
marking the bed they’d shared, with a great stone.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 26 March 2020

Angels inhabit love songs. But they’re sprites not seraphim. The angel that up-ended Jacob had sturdy calves, moist hairy armpits, stout loins to serve the god whom she befriended, imagination and presentation. tony

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M Asim Nehal 05 December 2016

Superb poem...............Liked it.

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Alden Nowlan

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Stanley, Nova Scotia
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