The Anathemata
The Lady of the Pool (continued)
Suasion by melody
of y’r genuine rock-sirens
twice as natural as the Mother of All Living, foam-white as a Friday Venus,a wetter nor Soo-zanna,b clear gilt-tressed
enough to hang a dozen Absolons
David Jones notes
additional notes
a Friday is Venus-day in many cultures.
b Susanna: See the biblical Book of Daniel chapter 13 (in some editions, this is omitted and placed in the Apocrypha under the title ‘Book of Susanna’). The story is summarised here.
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