an argument arose
what is that loud buzzing in the sky
as if from an old abandoned
garden behind the house
on the market square
—an airplane or a helicopter?
—a helicopter!
—no, an airplane!
—no, a helicopter!
—yes, an airplane!
—yes, a helicopter!and then
so that there would be no two ways about it
a helicopter peeked in through the window
and decided the argumentnow one can peacefully
go walk in the park
and tell the starlings
apart
from the thrushes
This Issue
April 6, 2023
Becoming Enid Coleslaw
Putin’s Folly
Descriptions of a Struggle