Thanksgiving by Martha Christina

After weeks of no sightings,
a rabbit reappears at dusk

to feed in the first snowfall
of the season. It doesn’t

seem to mind the flakes
that settle on its back,

and eats from the remains
of summer’s clover.



Martha Christina has published two collections: Staying Found (Fleur-de-lis Press) and Against Detachment (Pecan Grove Press). Her work appears in earlier issues of Red Eft Review, and recently in Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Tiny Seed Journal’s Pollinator Project. Born and raised in Indiana, she now lives in Bristol, Rhode Island.