White horses shamble the reeds, trailing tangled manes.
Floating islands of grass for pasture, each mouthful a salt memory. This swamp plain grows loud with flocks of flamingos who ride African flyways to nest in raucous congregations. Barefoot pilgrims from Lourdes and Istanbul limp down the unbending road through sodden fields, Camargue. A gypsy woman points to her palm in the windy square by the boules court. Katharine Whitcomb Hosannas is a collection of nine poems by the award-winning poet Katharine Whitcomb.