The wedding robe

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

White lace cut down to a christening robe.
Later, a doll with curly blonde hair wore
my mother’s leftover wedding weeds,
a moulded Miss Haversham
preserved in plastic, dressed for the feast,
rosebud lips perpetually parted for love.

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About Rosalind C Hughes

Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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