"Monadnock Angel"
1921- Abbott Handerson Thayer
On Display at The Addison Gallery for American Art
They haven't been showing her for some time now and
frankly I've missed her. Yesterday, my heart skipped
a beat when I saw her through two doorways.
There she was, in all her ragamuffin glory,
her hem dragging in the dirt, her wings
tattered.. Clearly someone who
knows a thing or two about
how life really goes..
My favorite Angel.
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