dove rowing— wings— oars
turning — lifting — over this glitter
rubble world gone wrong
no water food medicine fuel
Christmas is canceled in Bethlehem
God is a watering hole, I dreamed
they are bombing everything
bombing, bombing away
steal away— stole a way
home—no—home
stolen good
then the rain
rain flooding the tents
o dove
Martha Collins has published eleven books of poetry, most recently Casualty Reports (Pittsburgh), and five volumes of co-translated Vietnamese poetry, most recently Dreaming the Mountain by Tuê Sy˜ (Milkweed). www.marthacollinspoet.com
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