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Sally Thomas is the author of the novel Works of Mercy and the poetry collections Motherland and Among the Living, forthcoming in 2024. Her short-story collection, The Blackbird and Other Stories, will also be published in 2024.
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Throughout the waiting house
We’ve strewn our mangers. Maybe
This year we’ll find one baby.