Poetry at Sangam

Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.

NESTED by Alvin Pang

Inside the egg there are birds.
Inside the birds there are songs.
Inside the songs there are stars.
Inside the stars there is silence.
Inside the silence, time.
Inside time, waiting.
Inside your waiting, a boy
walks through the long grass
carrying a pail of eggs
as the moon yolks
over the unseen river.

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