Questions for Chagall

By Julissa Guzman

Where does the tail end?
Is it a party?
Or is it just a date to see the sunset fall?
Is that a goat or a dog holding up an umbrella
so that the chickens don’t get wet?
Is it feeding its own baby?
Did the pair pick the fruit
and put it on top of the goat (or dog)?
They’re smiling, they’re happy,
you can see that.
And it seems like the couple
is almost about to kiss
because they are holding each other.
He’s looking at her, but where is she looking?
Somewhere else, but I don’t know where.