Figure descriptions
At the left side of the illustration, the poem title is written in hand-drawn lettering
on a decorative ribbon. The ribbon has
tassels and it is wrapped around a staff. An illustration is set in a heart-shaped
frame at the top-centre of the staff. It depicts
a bottle, a tea cup, and a spoon. In the centre of the illustration, to the right
of the illustrated title, Jesus Christ leans over
to hold a woman’s hand. Christ is contained within a circular floral border, and light
emits from his head. The woman ascends from
the middle-right of the poem page, and reaches up toward Christ with both arms. Her
body breaks the bottom edge of the floral
border. A floral crown has fallen off the woman’s head; it hovers at the right side
of the page. A branch of lilies drapes over her
left arm. At the right side of the illustration, a flame hovers above the dotted outline
of a heart. 1/2 page.
Decorated initial letter “A” from the poem’s first word, “Alone.” A vine with foliates
emerges from the bottom extremities of
the letter. The vine descends the left side of the poem page. 1/8 page.
An angel kneels beside a woman’s lifeless body. Light emits from her head. The woman
wears a floral crown and her body is
covered in a sheet. The angel holds a branch of lilies. The two figures are contained
within a decorated, semi-circular border, with
a flat bottom and a curved top. The angel’s torso breaks the top edge of the border.
An enlarged branch of lilies extends from the
bottom-right corner of the border. It follows the curve of the border’s top edge,
and blooms over the angel’s head. The leaves drip
single drops of water onto the woman’s body. 1/3 page.
