Sarah Kirstine Lain

HOPE, A HORRIBLE BEAST, IS

Disguised in feathers
and perches nowhere. Onward
through war, it fires hymns.

A deveined soldier
emanates from its major key,
onward, dripping song.

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SARAH KIRSTINE LAIN graduated from Lesley University with her MFA in poetry. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL, where she teaches writing. Sarah is a poetry reader for the poems2go project and is currently working on a video project mixing poetry with electronic sound.