When an image similar to these was posted the other day on Facebook, I was struck by the angel's pose -- which is one of despair as much as grief. All very suitable for one of the angels -- or all of them -- who seek, in the stories, to keep Martha out of trouble.
Suitable caption: "Dear Martha, why didn't you listen to me when I tried, over and again, to keep you out of trouble -- and why did you insist, over and again, in trying to save the world and in getting involved in things that were really none of your business....?"
(These are actually three different statues -- a Google search reveals that there are hundreds of "weeping angels" out there. I wonder if these three were all done by the same sculptor?)
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