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Tithe of Salt

by Ray Ball

​Did you bring your tithe
            of salt, a bundle of bleached bones
 
fastened with a garland, a black
            cord that measures the length
 
head to toe? Longer than a martyr’s
            meter. Longer than the segment of first
 
sleep on a night so long (ago) centuries
            lounge. Hidden serpents in a parallelogram of shadow.
 
You will have to come to be more
            patient. To wait for the prayerful words
 
to arrive, to trickle forth, a saintly intercession.
            Blood beading, like a feast of pomegranates. 

Biography

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​Ray Ball, PhD, is a history professor, literary journal editor, and writer who lives in Alaska. She is the author of two history books. Her creative work has recently appeared in Coffin Bell, Ellipsis Zine, Moria, and UCity Review and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart. You can find her in the classroom, the archives, or on Twitter @ProfessorBall 
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