At the lowest stratum of Troy,
beneath the Skaean Gates
and broken dishes and bronze flakes
as brittle as fallen leaves,
Schliemann found a pair of toads
in hibernation since the time
of Hector and Andromache.
To think of what survives!
Devin JohnstonDevin Johnston works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University in Missouri. His fourth book of poetry, Traveler, is forthcoming from FSG.
Devin JohnstonDevin Johnston works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University in Missouri. His fourth book of poetry, Traveler, is forthcoming from FSG.