When I first saw the tent

I could not believe my eyes

A green tent in the middle of a desert

And then I heard voices

A man and a woman

Slightly older than me

Emerged from the tent

The woman was holding

The bottle of water

That would save my life

The man laid a blue blanket

He smoothed it with his foot

I was asked to join them

For bread and cheese and tangerines

My body was exhausted

I needed to rest

I lay on the green blanket

And was covered

With a thin shawl