Bio
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award.
Trigger Warning
The stars didn’t shine for them,
and the wise men don’t notice
those women giving birth
in ramshackle sheds
or freezing in tents
in the rubble
and dirt
of what remains.
So there are no Magi to bring gifts,
no shepherds to bring succour
to those women giving birth
in ramshackle sheds
or freezing in tents
in the rubble
and dirt
of what remains.
Maybe artists will paint the scene
so that we can all see it,
that scene
we have already seen
on a screen
somewhere
and we already know
it’s happening
again.
We need no artists
when
and then we don’t look
anymore.