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Towards the sun - in the gallery - The Schools of Siena - Poem
Literary Review, Wntr, 2002 by Roderick Watson
Towards the Sun Our Lady of the Cherries applauds the baby with his fists full of fruit. Our Lady of the Sparrow inclines her narrow head to the cheerful bird. Our Lady of the Milk suckles one abstracted hungry little god. Her eyes are as clear as scalded almonds. Her skin is virgin olive oil. Her face is as pure as the face of a cat. I look at: thinness of gold leaf; a small town burning on the hill beyond; the weight of nothingness those blue heavens.
Roderick Watson is Professor of English Studies and Head of the Department at the University of Stirling and is also Director of the Stirling Centre for Scottish Studies. His poetry has appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies, and he has published a book of verse, True History on the Walls. He has published extensively on modern Scottish literature and is editor of the essential anthology, The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots and English. Watson also has been General Editor of the Canongate Classics series since it was established in 1987.
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