And a group of narwals is called a blessing

					Cape Farewell, Greenland

The days start out so unassuming,  
	the dog barking at who knows what.

I have to get cleaned up and ready
	for more of the same.

There might be half a pack of bacon
	left in the fridge.

Meanwhile an iceberg cracks apart in the water
	booming like thunder as it turns in the sunshine.

Two eagles are leading a third, their young,
	to a high perch in Nunap Isua.

If only I could belong to the Earth. 

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Danish translator Michael Favala Goldman (b. 1966) is also a poet, educator and jazz clarinetist. Among his seventeen translated books are Dependency and The Trouble with Happiness by Tove Ditlevsen. Goldman’s books of original poetry include Who has time for this? (2020), Slow Phoenix (2021) and Small Sovereign (2021). His work has appeared in numerous literary journals and has received rave reviews in the New York Times and The London Times. He lives in Massachusetts, USA, where he has been running poetry critique groups since 2018. www.michaelfavalagoldman.com