On a Steamer

Vandal Poem of the Day: March 24, 2016

by Valzhyna Mort
at night from far away 
the city looks like 
a huge overturned christmas tree 
decorated for a holiday 
then thrown away 
now 
it’s lying 
with its branches scattered 
and its lamps 
still glittering 
in the dark 
from Factory of TearsFind it in the library
Copyright © 2008 Valzhyna Mort (Trans. Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Franz Wright)
Used with the permission of The Permissions Company, Inc.
on behalf of Copper Canyon Press.

Published in Poems Valzhyna Mort

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