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Goddess in the Shape of a Bird
- Red Hen Press
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- 39 Goddess in the Shape of a Bird For Lynn You are alone, flown from a ruined city, And angered, moons and leopards in your hair, Crystal shields and ships of lightning in your shadow— Branches bladed over a brook, many Spears of light caught and sent back to air, Thrown like loose sparks and sewn into a flow That carries barks, berries, sand, grain, and gold, And rolls them slowly downstream to a sea Where we row great painted triremes To war for islands we had and cannot hold, Your breasts and eyes on the prow; you will see Men hack and be injured and blackened by flames, So much light gathered and carried now, So much you must be satisfied. Let us go. ...
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