William Davis

Nov 27, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | William Davis |Charles McNamara |Stephen Pope |Regina Munch

NativityIf you squint slightly you will be able to see,deep in the donkey’s slitted eye, the whole scenereflected. Used to being pushed off to the side,he stands stolid and docile beside an overturnedbucket and a bale of hay hurriedly strewn aboutwithout much thought, or afterthought. The lightis dim except for some unaccountable glimmerthat seems to come from above, circling the smallcentral scene.