Firmament of Glass

Firmament of Glass

Morning, the glistening 
grass draws me into the day,
as if new meant separate
from the day before—

and I, having that human part
that can be transfixed by bauble or blade,
limp out again, a believer,
into memory’s emerald glint.



"Firmament of Glass" from Horse in the Dark. Copyright © 2012 by the author. Published by Northwestern University Press. Reprinted with permission.