Tiny Women

Martha Collins

The tiny women 

 muster（集合，检阅） green, leaf 

They do not celebrate more 

They will not hill or pillow 

The tiny women slip 

 under doors, window 

 walls, disturb 

They forage time, rest 

 at attention, stir 

 up stalled air 

Together, they lift 

 dust, ashes, build 

In breaks they 

 see through 

 (there   there) 

The tiny women do 

 not walk on air 

They tread light