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Returning to Church

by Michael Dickman

Walking through the snow with her was enough, quiet enough
white breaking
beneath our boots
White


then dirt
White, then
concrete


Not a word


I watched the black branches of the oaks gliding above us
like the shadows of koi
Shadows, she was singing


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PoetryMichael Dickman

Michael Dickman was born in Portland, Oregon. The End of the West (Copper Canyon Press, 2009) is his first poetry collection. His poem “Returning to Church” was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize.



2008 WINNER



Fall 2007

Fall 2007


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