Out on the Desert

By Louie Crew

                  Out    on     the
                  desert         a
                  cradle      rocks
                  to       incanta-
                  tion.

     Deep    in   the   city's   shadows    a    sparrow
    darts    trustingly    to    receive    the     bread
       crumbs offered it by a crying vagrant girl.

                  Out    on     the
                  farm,     having
                  stored       the
                  heavy        ma-
                  chines,        a
                  silent    tenant
                  jerks with   his
                  soft,      white
                  hand    a    tiny
                  weed        from
                  beneath      the
                  concrete
                  steps   to    the
                     veranda.

             I have overcome the world!

Louie Crew is a writer and a well-known collector and disseminator of statistics and little-known facts about the Anglican Communion, which may be found on his website. Louie may be reached by email at lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu