for Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
the angels outside the frame of the picture
have fallen outside on the lawn at daybreak
or from a strawberry moon
who can imagine how
but there it is
and there's another one with half a broken wing
The Angel of Crockery.
no circus this,
else would I be remiss
there really are holes in Heaven
where this came to pass
and we are half witnesses again
crowding subtly into the museums
a little unearthly ourselves.
mary angela douglas 30 may 2023
on Ilya Kabkov's random devotion to angels
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