by Pavel Chichikov
Kingfisher, blue bolt
Fletched with blue and white
Between the borders of the winter stream
Astonishing you are born
You live and you die –
Kingfisher – tell us why
When I reach the end of the stream
I will know
As the white clouds snow
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Note: Pavel will read selections of his poetry at Franciscan University (Steubenville, OH) on January 25, 2002. For more information contact Pavel via email.