Atonement
They come from Syria,
walk in, boat in, seek trains
to ride to safety, carry only
their children and some money.
A three-year old washes ashore,
thousands are herded into a train station,
with no food, one water source.
Disaster continues.
Germany has seen mass migration before,
now opens its arms to the suffering,
does not know how it can succeed,
only that it cannot refuse.
