A Literary Magazine in Support of the Jewish Community
This Hybrid Morning
this hybrid morning
two birds preen
on the wall
one white
one black
how tenderly
they care for one another
nearby
two missiles fall
shrapnel tears flesh
Last Night
last night
rockets burst overhead
walls shuddered
neighbours crouched
in the stairwell
comforting one another
a blur of heartbeats
hummingbirds sucking sweetness
from the moment
Eva Eliav
Eva Eliav studied English Literature at The University of Toronto and The University of Tel Aviv. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Eve (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2019) and One Summer Day (Kelsay Books, 2021). Her poetry and flash fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals, including Room, Emrys Journal, Ilanot Review, Flashquake, The Apple Valley Review, Horizon Review, Variant Lit, Luna Station Quarterly, Fairy Tale Magazine, Stand, Constellations, Minyan, Fictive Dream, Gyroscope Review, MacQueen’s Quinterly, Rogue Agent, Thimble, The Lake Magazine, One Art, and Dust. You may browse her website at www.evaeliav.com, where there are samples of poetry, fiction, and art.
