August 25, 2020
Within the Confines of this Pasture, How the Universe Is Understood
Wendell Hawken / Matthew Klein photo
September pitch-black mornings I leave the lights off
so I can see to find my horse out in his field,
his flat black shape darker than the dark.
Rope and halter in one hand, ankle-deep in tall grass dew,
I walk to where he might be – beside his rock outcrop,
or rump up to his poplar.
