Eggs in the Snow
by Carine Topal

A girl spills
out of bone
thin as birch
startled

Her voice
turns the bowl
on its edge

Watch for
eggs in the snow
untold fortunes
filling up the bowl

In heaven
she takes the shape
of memory

Here, the history
of touch the
miracle of arms
around us

My god
this carriage ride
long as the sleeve
of an angel.

 

Originally Published in Cider Press Review, Volume 2.

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