is what does hap out of all
that may hap, the vowel
propelled through you
alelu alelu, for beauty
not justice is blind, its wing-
span pitched to complete
the arc of the act of the
ace you have drawn.
Happy shall he be,
that taketh and dasheth
thy little ones
against the rock.
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teaches creative writing at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Her poetry has also appeared or is forthcoming in The Journal, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Valparaiso, among other publications. "Tributary" was first published in The Cape Rock.
We’ve published two more poems by Eisner: “Psalm 137: Tributary” and “Psalm 137: My Right Hand.”
