Magi

by Michael H. Lythgoe

Originally published on February 1, 1999

It is a dangerous time For travelers and exiles With the bandits about And beaches awash with refugees; Skeletons herded behind barbed Wire wear burnt holes in blankets For eyes. The displaced Are wading over borders On moonlight nights Or put to sea in leaky skiffs; They pole the Arab marshes.          In Biblical times Three [...]