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7th April, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘Magdalen’ by Damian Walford-Davies


This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Magdalen’ by Damian Walford Davies from his collection Judas.

Magdalen
She was a piece
of work: deft
where they were brute,
harpstring-taut
against their oafishness.
She pulsed on frequencies
beyond their range.
He tuned himself
to her, but feared
his body’s
rough reply.
I’d prickle
hours before she came
in range – kept
my distance,
knowing she’d be tart,
a bitter medlar
on the tongue.