by Pavel Chichikov
In the brash of winter leaves
Robins shelter
Under hard frost
Shade in summer
Warmth in winter
High and low they never die
All at once –
And some live on
To lay their skyblue eggs
See how they scatter
At the footsteps
Of the ceaseless traveler
Mindless glory is creation
And the sky
Is like an egg that hatches suns
Hatchling, hatchling
In My hands
I warm you for a while
Visit Pavel's website at Grey Owl Press.
Note: Pavel will read selections of his poetry at Franciscan University (Steubenville, OH) on January 25, 2002. For more information contact Professor David Craig of the Department of English.
