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From ULR
Issue 8 – Kindness
Sacred Heart
A vulnerable nativity in desert dusk sparks a family's poignant journey towards fragile celestial hope
December 15, 2022
The heart’s barricades are open.
Sailing tomorrow.
The quiet neighbour, dark
But for nativity in the far corner.
A baby inside.
Hay in the flailing desert dusk.
Should we leave some food?
Our missing wages, at the gate?
Something for morning?
A guard shoos us away.
The baby remains quiet through all this,
In the dark cold dark.
We click a picture, blurry as dust,
The granary empty.
Then the slow camel walk to the stars,
Mother and daughter, hand in hand
Firmly on terra firma, followed by a Bedouin father
His feet walking on air.
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Amlanjyoti Goswami
Amlanjyoti Goswami ‘s new collection of poetry is ‘Vital Signs’ (Poetrywala). His earlier collection ‘River Wedding’ (Poetrywala) was widely reviewed. His poetry has been published in journals and anthologies around the world. A Best of the Net and Pushcart nominee, his poems have also appeared on street walls in Christchurch, exhibitions in Johannesburg, an e-gallery in Brighton and buses in Philadelphia. He has reviewed poetry for Modern Poetry in Translation and has read in various places, including New York, Delhi and Boston. He grew up in Guwahati and lives in Delhi.