Reykjavik
by Gerður Kristný
Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Heavy snow
on the branches
arches them
toward the pavement
a creature that bends
its many heads
down to the watering hole
When the snow
melts
it twists
its long neck
toward the sky
peers into the night
out of blind eyes
listening for predators
Translated by Meg Matich.