This poem is taken from PN Review 271, Volume 49 Number 5, May - June 2023.
Poems
Numbers from the Brazilian gambling game and their Animals
1. Avestruz (Ostrich)
Head in the dust. Braves all weathers.
Optimistic dinosaur. Diva feathers.
2. Águia (Eagle)
To see is to kill.
God’s first drone, if you will.
3. Burro (Donkey)
I’ve a fence to scratch against
and a mouth full of thistle.
I could sing! Or hum.
Or whistle!
4. Borboleta (Butterfly)
Fancy a flutter?
5. Cachorro (Dog)
I used to be a wolf way back when.
I lived with the pack up on the hill.
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